Jim Gilmore Quotes

I love creating. I love being with creative people who can think quickly on their feet.

Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.

I think that everything is part of creativity - the more you create, the more you have ideas, and the more you meet people.

As a creative person, you want to start with a blank canvas.

I'm always looking for the creative spark. Always.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.

Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it's produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.

I think that a lot of people just don't understand creativity.

I love to be creative.

I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.

My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Idea Fairy. In the morning, the milk is gone and there's a brand-new shiny idea by the bowl.

A new idea is like carbonated liquid in a bottle. You just sort of shake it until the cork pops, then you write and write.

You can't rush inspiration.

I'm always creative.

The new idea for me now is creativity. I like to express myself.

That's the buzz for me, the creative process. An idea is never as good as when it's in your head. And then it's just how little you ruin it.

If I have a talent, it lies in the creative process.