Steven Sinofsky Quotes

Creativity is every company's first driver. It's where everything starts, where energy and forward motion originate. Without that first charge of creativity, nothing else can take place.

I love leaving the door open to good ideas. I love the collaborative swirl. I get charged by problem-solving, usually under some kind of stress - the sun is going down, and we have eight minutes, and we have to solve it. Great things come out of it.

We'd be working in our motel room through the night, and I'd come up with an idea at two in the morning, and he'd start jumping up and down, pacing across the room, or whatever.

I think that anything that leads to creativity and good work is good.

Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved in the broth.

What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.

If you have a great day at work and you've been hit with all these great ideas and there's a lot of excitement on your team, your mind doesn't turn off. For years I've kept a pad of paper and pen by me at night, because things just occur to you.

You can't just give someone a creativity injection. You have to create an environment for curiosity and a way to encourage people and get the best out of them.

A good head has one hundred hands.

If you want me to work with you, then come with an idea. Come with music.

I need, sometimes, individuals to spark an idea so that I can take off running.

I want to be creative, to get on the ball, to play.

I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.

It's interesting to see what people who you find talented come up with, so you work with them. Sometimes ideas come along quicker cause they'll come up with something and you'll be like, "It would have taken me forever to get to that point!" Because you're talking together, your brains are moving faster.

Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work.

Creativity is incredibly important, but drive is equally so.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.

I'm fortunate I have this coterie of musicians around me to help take music to next level. Being surrounded by so much creative energy, so many creative people really feeds that creativity in me.

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

You have to create something from nothing.

I have a folder in my office with about 400 ideas in it. So it will take me another 40 years to get through those.