David Antin Quotes

I'm an inventor.

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine.

I'm not a designer, I'm an inventor.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

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

My training and my inclination is to invent.

Learning is the new skill. Imagination, creation and asking new questions are at its core.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

I used to be an amateur inventor when I was a kid; I'm always inventing something.

I've come to realize that artists and scientists are alike. They go through the same processes using different tools. They are both driven to answer the question, 'What if?'

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.

Education is the basis of creative thought: the ability to go beyond asking why to why not.

If I look into my past, I was definitely into inventors. I was into stories of Edison and Tesla and da Vinci and all these guys making stuff in their garage.

Running out of material for 'MythBusters' is like saying, 'We've done everything we could possibly do and we're not curious or interested in anything.' Let's hope that never happens.

Invent. I love inventing, that's my first passion.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

Each additional idea is a gift to the future. Each additional idea producer is a source of wealth for future generations.

Creativity is essential to particle physics, cosmology, and to mathematics, and to other fields of science, just as it is to its more widely acknowledged beneficiaries - the arts and humanities.

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.

I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor.

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

I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For me, inventing is problem-solving.

Imagination needs to be fed.