Jacques Cousteau Quotes

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

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

Humans test their brand new wings and invent new possibilities using new-fangled things not with grim determination, but with play.

We always have a take that's 'one for fun', so once you've got what you need, you can do what you like. Something does occasionally pop out of that tree. I'm always open to ideas.

I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

The most creative people have this childlike facility to play.

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.

It's fun because you can escape and learn about what other people's minds have created. It inspires you to think maybe you could come up with a creature yourself. I like that.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Creativity is a renewable resource. Challenge yourself every day. Be as creative as you like, as often as you want, because you can never run out. Experience and curiosity drive us to make unexpected, offbeat connections. It is these nonlinear steps that often lead to the greatest work.

Play is a necessary ingredient in art because there is a kind of wonder that goes on when you play. You're directing your activity toward a conclusion that isn't prescribed by a particular method.

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

For me, it's been liberating to put myself in the mind of a fictitious six year-old each day, and rediscover my own curiosity. I've been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.

I believe that all creativity and consciousness is born in the quality of play, as opposed to work, in the quickened intuitional spontaneity that I see as a constant through all my own existences, and in the experience of those I know.

One way to think about play, is as the process of finding new combinations for known things--combinations that may yield new formsof expression, new inventions, new discoveries, and new solutions....It's exactly what children's play seems to be about and explains why so many people have come to think that children's play is so important a part of childhood--and beyond.

Ideas come from curiosity.

Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...'; And then do it.

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.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

We will always have more to discover, more to invent, more to understand and that's much closer to art and literature than any science.

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

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.

When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.

Every great inspiration is but an experiment - though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration.