James William Middleton Quotes

My imagination ran 24/7, and to me, every problem was a challenge to solve and new product to create. It wasn't until I started teaching that I realized that not everyone's head worked the same way.

Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently.

Artists and scientists both think outside the box. They've got to come with genius experiments or ideas to expose the most interesting phenomena.

When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.

Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't understand what it is.

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

A 'new thinker', when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what other people have thought.

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the hidden places.

In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it.

I wouldn't suggest that being resourceful has anything to do with doing something illegal or unethical, but I've definitely noticed a pattern of being 'creative.'

By the way, intelligence to me isn't just being book-smart or having a college degree; it's trusting your gut instincts, being intuitive, thinking outside the box, and sometimes just realizing that things need to change and being smart enough to change it.

We must dare to think “unthinkable” thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about ‘unthinkable’ things because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.

Genius, particularly creative genius, is less about raw intelligence and more about elevated vision.

I've always had my own opinions and have always been somebody who thinks outside the box.

I can see there's a connection between not following normal thinking and doing creative thinking. I wouldn't have had good scientific ideas if I had thought more normally.

Kevin's mind goes to extremely interesting places. Every time we get a script, I go, 'Oh my God, I really didn't see that coming'.

I'm wired differently.

The ultimate competitive advantage is being cognitive.

I like... piecing things together because it gives you a product that you would never have come up with just sitting down and writing on a blank slate.

I always look at 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' They talked about how they wrote this movie with horses, and then they realized that horses are super-expensive and time-consuming. 'Why don't we just change it to coconuts?' That's part of my process.