Michael Pryor Quotes

There is an idea that a mind is wasted on the arts unless it makes you good in math or science. There is some evidence that the arts might help you in math and science.

My imagination works well because I didn't have a boob tube for a baby-sitter.

If you are creative enough to imagine a problem, you're clever enough to discover a solution.

Children have a very good idea of how to distinguish between fantasies and realities. It's just they are equally interested in exploring both.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.

Children are trained to think linearly instead of imaginatively; they are taught to read slowly and carefully, and are discouraged from daydreaming. They are trained to reduce the use and capacity of their brain.

All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think.

My father taught me how to substitute realities.

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

I remember doing my mosaics or being in my little hiding place behind the couch snooping. I'd get bored sometimes, of course, but I think that's good for a kid, because it forces you to be creative.

Thinking differently is my strength.

Our young people - their capacities to think, understand, investigate, and innovate - are America's future.

My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.

Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.

The only trouble with this world today lies in our lack of understanding of the power of imagination.

Creativity, not money, is used to solve problems.

Our imagination it is our greatest ally . . . Imagination is a very, very powerful thing. It literally invents the path before you.

Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.

The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. Anyone who cannot see problems around him or herself is utterly blind. All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.

The critical mind is the creative mind.

Visualization. It may be the most important part of your mental package.

I learned three important things in college-to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep at any time given a horizontal surface and fifteen minutes. What I could not learn was to think creatively on schedule.

At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find the inner motivation to search for new ideas on your own. With any luck at all, you’ll never need to take an idea and squeeze a punchline out of it, but as bright, creative people, you’ll be called upon to generate ideas and solutions all your lives. Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

Today much of what we call education is merely knowledge gathering and remembering. Problem solving and thinking, never strong parts of our educational system, have been downgraded in all but a few scientific subjects.