Maya Lin Quotes

I can't really say - if I've run out of ideas until I've had my next set of ideas.

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

If you are stuck on a problem, go for a walk and think about something else for a little bit. Going for a walk is very helpful for a writer because if you are staring at a blank page of a computer screen there is all this pressure.

When I give talks, I often quote from a button I received at a Google event: Always Be Creative. I use it to illustrate how important creativity is in technology and business.

I'll just drive around if I'm stuck on something or have a case of writer's block.

There will be days when the stuff is not flowing freely. What you do then is MAKE IT UP!

If, for some reason, I cannot bear to work on something that needs to get done, I'm not going to force that. I'll just take a mental vacation. I think the best solution sometimes to working out a problem is to walk squarely away from it.

I learned three important things in college-to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep at any time given a horizontal surface and fifteen minutes. What I could not learn was to think creatively on schedule.

When I write I get to the point where I slow down and I gotta go back into the world and live nahmean.

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

I have no philosophy, my favourite thing is sitting in the studio.

The nature of creativity is to make space for things to happen... We can drive it out with our busyness and plans.

When I got my first loft, I still didn't know what I was going to paint... There were long stretches when I just sat there and thought without interruption.

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be.

Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build.

Imagination decides everything.

I'm the laziest inventor you ever met. My inventing is in my head - I don't have to be in the lab working and sweating.

You don't have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity. Take breaks away from your desk, especially when you get stuck on a problem.

On my walks, that's when the good ideas come. The kind of hard, gritty work is when you're sitting at the computer and it's kind of intense and you're kind of in super control of it - the walks are when you let go. That's when the really big breakthroughs come in, and it's very strange.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

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

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.

Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.

I love to be creative.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.