Andrew Johnson Quotes

Most jobs require some degree of creativity and flexible thinking.

You know, interesting minds usually do hold more than one idea at a time.

Creativity is not a trait that we inherit in our genes or a blessing bestowed by the angels. It's a skill.

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

People are not as imaginative as they think they are.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Not being a genius, I believe in collaboration, and my background as a problem solver means I've never been afraid to work with people cleverer than myself.

Part of being creative is not being super-duper focused.

An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster.

Yes - it's the same in any other work - the more you massage your thinking the more capable I believe you are of expanding how you go about things and learning.

Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place.

I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

Well, the fact is that one imagination is critically important, and if you have had your imagination stimulated by what is basically a variety of subjects, you are much more amenable to accepting, to understanding and interacting with the realities of the world.

Openness explains the ability to innovate and come up with big ideas because you're open to them, and fluid intelligence explains the ability to go and execute.

When the brain gets lost, it doesn't stop working. It tries to makes sense of things. It begins to speculate and guess, and that's when things open up. That's exciting.

Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.

The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience forces it to do so.

Thinking differently is my strength.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new - and sometimes unexpected - directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations. A liberal arts education is designed to equip students for just such flexibility and imagination.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me.

It's a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

I don’t give a damn where an idea comes from. If it’s good, use it.