Alfred North Whitehead Quotes

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

Good taste is the enemy of creativity.

It's how creativity works. Especially in humans. For every good idea, ten thousand idiotic ones must first be posed, sifted, tried out, and discarded. A mind that's afraid to toy with the ridiculous will never come up with the brilliantly original.

There is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap.

Creativity is not and never has been sensible.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Don't just rehash what came before. Find new things to do with it, in your unique voice.

People put limitations on their creativity, believing they have to rely on what they know and what they have done.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.

Imagine something new, or you will only go where you have been.

More or less, I am always saying, 'Let's do what has not been done.'

I always imagine, and try to be on the lookout, for new things, for references that can inspire me creatively so I can showcase things that people haven't done before or that are new.

If you don't take a risk then what's the point. We can't keep making films in the same space.

I really want to be creative. I want to innovate. I want to be innovative, and I want to do things that are different.

Innovation, creativity, and lunacy goes hand in hand.

You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box, it's amazing what you can do.

Coming up with a good idea, with an insight into the way the world works that is really new and that you really believe in, is a deeply satisfying experience.

If you're not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you, then everyone's going to just stick to the rules - there's not going to be any additional ideas.

A writer is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things.

I'm a very creative person, and the best part about creation is creating. So I always love to come up with new things, new ideas, new thoughts. I cherish things like that.

The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think.

Creativity is an act of defiance.

Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.

Young people don't even consider that it's a good idea to be out on the fringe, which is where good ideas come from.