Sarah Zettel Quotes

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.

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.

We are all innovators, we all like to use our imagination, which is our greatest tool.

It's not enough to tell people to be creative; they need to know how, and what to create.

When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle!

I'm kind of an idea guy.

A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.

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

Sometimes the best ideas will come in the least inspiring places.

Creativity is a mansion. If you're empty in one room, all you have to do is go out into the hallway and enter another room that's full.

The truth is, it is hard to know where ideas come from.

I apply the term 'creativity' broadly... it's problem solving. We are all faced with problems, and we have to address them and think of something new, and that's where creativity comes in.

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

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

Inspiration can really strike from anywhere.

You can't have good ideas unless you have lots of ideas.

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original.

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

Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.

The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something.

A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something.

I get inspired at different times and in different ways.

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

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.