Flying Lotus Quotes

Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.

I just like the obstacle course of figuring out something.

I like my mind being stimulated. I like discovering new concepts.

What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes.

I like movies as a viewer that challenge me to actually think rather than spoon feed everything to me.

They enjoy thinking. They enjoy being creative. They enjoy having ideas. Most people do not enjoy thinking at all.

When I was a kid, I really liked playing chess, which is pretty geeky; I just enjoyed it - thinking, exercising my mind. And I found computers to be like an eight-hour day chess game.

The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses the mind like dissonant details awaiting harmonious resolution.

I want to find material that piques my interest, keeps me outside the box and challenges me.

Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.

The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.

Solving wits and puzzles, in a way, helps to develop wit and ingenuity.

People say Wu-Tang makes you think too much. What's wrong with thinking?

You're actually using your brain. That's what comes from associating with me.

The critical mind is the creative mind.

I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out.

You cannot stop the human mind from working.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

My characteristics as a scientist stem from a non-conformist upbringing, a sense of being something of an outsider, and looking for different perceptions in everything from novels, to art to experimental results. I like complexity and am delighted by the unexpected. Ideas interest me.

I like to make people think a little bit.

I like when something makes you think after you stop watching.

Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.