Daniel H. Pink Quotes

All men are creative but few are artists.

I'm a creator at heart.

For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles.

We are all innovators, we all like to use our imagination, which is our greatest tool.

Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness.

I’ve always been interested in leaders and rule breakers and artists and politicians.

The gift of imagination is by no means an exclusive property of the artist; it is a gift we all share; to some degree or other all of us, all of you, are endowed with the powers of fantasy.

Personally, I rather think that if you're not creative you've got a problem on your hands. If you are creative you've got a double problem.

There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.

Peter had a genius for imitation; but he lacked true genius, which is creative and makes all from nothing.

I don't think generally speaking, there are a lot of innovators and inventors. Many of the designers take what exists already and update it or make it relevant for today. But true inventors have never been seen before. Bill Gates is a real inventor. I don't think fashion designers invent anything new. They innovate new ways to make fashion.

There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all.

An artist must have imagination. An artist who does not use his imagination is a mechanic.

There are three kinds of people: 1. Innovators. 2. Imitators. 3. Idiots.

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path.

That is the trouble with many inventors; they lack patience. They lack the willingness to work a thing out slowly and clearly and sharply in their mind, so that they can actually "feel it work." They want to try their first idea right off; and the result is they use up lots of money and lots of good material, only to find eventually that they are working in the wrong direction. We all make mistakes, and it is better to make them before we begin.

The normal person classifies an object, and then forgets about it. The creative person, by contrast, is always open to new possibilities.

IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.

Those people who recognise that imagination is reality's master, we call sages, and those who act upon it, we call artists.

In order to be creative, you have to know how to prepare to be creative.

A truly great artist has many talents.

It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Of course, there are some people who are innately curious, forever little kids in their awe of life, but they're rare.

One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.

The productiveness of any meeting depends on the level of thought given to the agenda in advance, and you should never leave a meeting without writing a follow-up list with each item assigned to one person. And go outside. All the big ideas are on the outside. You'll never have a creative idea at your desk.

Being creative isn't confined to a specific set of professions -- everyone can and should be innovative.