Dorothy L. Sayers Quotes

In my basic courses I have always tried to develop discovery and invention which, in my opinion, are the criteria of creativeness.

The greatest gift that you were ever given was the gift of your imagination.

The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of planting a new sun in the sky or a new primary color in the spectrum.

Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better.

Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it's produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.

Don't just rehash what came before. Find new things to do with it, in your unique voice.

Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change.

Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.

Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there.

I have a very creative mind, and I'm always looking for new stuff and new things.

I always imagine, and try to be on the lookout, for new things, for references that can inspire me creatively so I can showcase things that people haven't done before or that are new.

Creativity is, after all, lauded as the engine of business innovation.

Sometimes a crazy idea can make something special.

You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box, it's amazing what you can do.

The creative mind is intelligence in action in the world.

Stay loyal to your creativity because it's a gift.

Coming up with a good idea, with an insight into the way the world works that is really new and that you really believe in, is a deeply satisfying experience.

Talent may frolic and juggle; genius realizes and adds.

This, I thought, is how great visionaries and poets see everything- as if for the first time. Each morning they see a new world before their eyes; they do not really see it, they create it.

I just like to stay creative. Anything that can keep my mind going.

We need to remember that we are all created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.

We are asking a really fundamental question whether thought can ever be creative. If thought is not the ground of creation then what is creation? Is love the only factor that is creative?

Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning, anecdote, and all flock to their aid.

If you're alive, you're a creative person.