Naomi Quotes

You don't want to give kids an idea that they might not have thought of.

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.

In my basic courses I have always tried to develop discovery and invention which, in my opinion, are the criteria of creativeness.

All I want to be is, someone that makes, new things and, thinks about them.

Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

To us, the value of a work lies in its newness: the invention of new forms, or a novel combination of old forms, the discovery of unknown worlds or the exploration of unfamiliar areas in worlds already discovered - revelations, surprises.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

What makes our world so fascinating is that continuously there are novel and creative ideas spurring people to leave old ways and try something new.

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' Well, on the first place, I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea, it's too limiting and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity.

Play is the answer to the question, 'How does anything new come about?'

Novelty always sparks ideas.

It's hard to invent a new thing, and it's just as hard to invent another new thing.

If you want to be creative, go where your questions lead you.

Curiosity is the key to creativity.

Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

I've always been a great believer that you have to keep producing new things in order to keep life interesting - not only for ourselves, but for the audience as well. That's really always been our principle and way of working.

When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.

Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it's produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.

I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative.