Paulo Freire Quotes

There's no one way to be creative. Any old way will work.

Creativity involves putting your imagination to work. In a sense, creativity is applied imagination.

I feel like we are at a time of great creativity if we choose to embrace it as such, if we choose to engage the will of our imaginations and imagine another way of being in the world.

I believe that the imagination is the passport we create to take us into the real world. I believe the imagination is another phrase for what is most uniquely us.

The basis of action is lack of imagination. It is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Part of being creative is not being super-duper focused.

Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

Imagination decides everything.

We can always find creative ways to do things.

Wallace and Gromit's contraptions are created purely for gags, but we all have the urge to invent - especially children. If they're bored, kids will make something from cardboard boxes, yoghurt pots, tape and elastic bands. Often, those constructions are the best.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.

For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase 'the play of ideas' and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play.

We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.

I go wherever my creativity takes me.

What is the world for if you can't make it up the way you want it.

I want my children to experience as much creativity as possible. That's what sets your mind on fire.

You're always in a box, and you're an escape artist if you do what I do - or if you're a creative person, period. You build your box, and then you escape from it. You build another one, and you escape from it. That's ongoing.

There can be no technique or formula for creativity.

Imagination should always be treasured, even when it's slightly off-key.

Many times in music, if you are given limitations, it expands the creativity.

I think when you're being creative, you still attach it to reality somehow.

I think we shouldn't buckle up our creativity. You've got to experiment!