Astro Teller Quotes

I don't think as big and as creative as Joss.

We especially need imagination in science.

In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it.

There is no science in creativity. If you don't give yourself room to fail, you won't innovate.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

We can always find creative ways to do things.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

My tendency is to be very experimental.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

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.

You've got to push yourself harder. You've got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You've got to take the tools you have and probe deeper.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

Worst ideas? Me? Whatever do you mean? There are no bad ideas.

Creativity takes courage.

Some men see things as they are and say “Why?” I dream things that never were and say, “Why not?”

For me, I love to dream big, and I love to find ways to be a bit of an explorer.

I want to see creativity that breaks boundaries and isn't just about money.

Imagination should always be treasured, even when it's slightly off-key.

When I give talks, I often quote from a button I received at a Google event: Always Be Creative. I use it to illustrate how important creativity is in technology and business.

Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.

We suffered failures of imagination just like everyone else, our daring was wanting, and our daily contentment too nearly adequate for us to give it up.

Comfort is the enemy of creativity.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.

We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.