Seth Godin Quotes

Creativity is the art of the impossible

Originality is the only thing that counts. But the originator uses material and ideas that occur round him and pass through him. And out of his experience comes the original creation.

God has given us an imagination, and our imagination is really the principle tool from which all creativity and artistry comes from.

I like messing around, and I like working with artists who I respect.

Conception, my boy, fundamental brain work, is what makes all the difference in art.

I'm interested in creating new work.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

I think when you're being creative, you still attach it to reality somehow.

There are so many ideas that I have in my mind, of projects that I would love to tackle, people I would love to work with, genres I would love to experiment with, and sounds that don't fit any of my previous projects that I need to find a home for.

A writer is an artist. They're creating things out of thin air.

Jeph Loeb has been great to work with, and he's been really supportive of some really bizarre ideas I've had.

I'm always looking to make something that didn't exist before, fumbling about in the dark, not just while making a collection. The search for something new is a constant in my everyday life. But constantly searching for something new is like looking for a well in a desert.

... the genius never makes anything new, but always something that is just different, and the average talents provide him the possibility within which his genius condenses into achievements.

I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.

I would rather have ideas and some difficulties of technique than a perfect technique and no ideas.

A creative moment is part of a longer creative process which, in turn, is part of a creative life.

I think the important thing about staying creative and staying sharp and original is not to look back too much.

Creativity has nothing to do with any activity in particular - with painting, poetry, dancing, singing. It has nothing to do with anything in particular.

An artist should be taking risks. That's the whole idea of being an artist.

An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.

Every piece of technology, every piece of art, basically everything manmade comes from an idea.

I like the idea that people get engaged thinking about design, about creativity. I don't see how it could possibly be bad.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure, a sense of nothing having been done before, of complete freedom to experiment.