Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

Imagination is ... the foundation of all invention and innovation.

Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.

There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all.

It's not enough to tell people to be creative; they need to know how, and what to create.

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

We should have more invention.

Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change.

Invention is activity of mind, as fire is air in motion; a sharpening of the spiritual sight, to discern hidden aptitudes.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

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

Creativity is the art of the impossible

Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it.

Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them.

Creativity is not an ability that you either have or do not have. It is, for example, and this may surprise you, absolutely unrelated to IQ, provided you're intelligent above a certain minimal level.

Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.

Creativity is a process more often than it is an event.

Creativity is really at the center of what I do, it's a mix of creativity, innovation and savoir faire that creates magical products.

Without playing with fantasy, no creative work has yet come into being.

To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that makes creativity possible. Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals.

Creativity is just connecting things.

Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn't work.

Creativity occurs in an act of encounter and is to be understood with this encounter as its center.

Being creative isn't confined to a specific set of professions -- everyone can and should be innovative.