Robert Rauschenberg Quotes

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

I don't have the answers. But I am asking the questions, and that's the fun part. I'm like the kid in class with his hand up, going, 'Um...' I think that's a powerful place to create from.

Education is the basis of creative thought: the ability to go beyond asking why to why not.

Play is the answer to the question, 'How does anything new come about?'

A lot of our creative flow comes from a place of curiosity and exploration. It often feels like we're excavating and asking questions and not just giving answers but really just exploring.

Running out of material for 'MythBusters' is like saying, 'We've done everything we could possibly do and we're not curious or interested in anything.' Let's hope that never happens.

Curiosity is the key to creativity.

You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then judge later. Don't cancel the process of creativity too early; let it flow.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That's the challenge.

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

The multiplicity of ideas is what I'm interested in.

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

Definition is the death of discovery.

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.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

The best ideas come out of getting lost.

I just like to experiment.

Get creative with your friends and just make stuff because you never know where it can end up.

All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Do as many ideas as possible. The right idea will pick you.

In fact, the only way to remain creative over time--to not be undone by our expertise--is to experiment with ignorance, to stare at things we don't fully understand.