George Packer Quotes

You can absolutely be what you can't see! That's what innovators and disruptors do.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

What drives the creative person is that we see it all.

Innovation comes to you from creators who do have a vision and a passion, and that is how we succeeded.

Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

The future isn't just a place you'll go. It's a place you will invent.

I think that politics needs a bit of spicing up.

Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

Art is about imagination. When you look at a picture from Salvador Dali, that's about imagination. When you look at Picasso, that's about imagination. Doing stuff from your heart.

Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

Average leaders inspire people to punch a time clock. Great leaders inspire industry and passion.

A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.

There’s a woman at the beginning of all great things.

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

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

I think that art has the ability to capture people's imaginations and make them think that more is possible.

Leadership is always about change: it's not about mobilising people to do what they've always done well to continue to do it well.

The essence of creativity is to look beyond where you can actually see. I don't want to dwell in same place too long.

My motivation is to be creative and have fun. You want to do something that keeps you on your toes the rest of your life and keeps you busy.