Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

Some people are way less creative than you wish they were.

I'm wondering how people are so creative, and how many things were born out of and inspired by the Cube.

If one just tried to invent a universe on one's own, it would probably end up being a much less colorful and interesting universe than the one that we live in.

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

The qualities I look for in planners or creatives is very much the same thing. Beyond the givens of talent and work ethic, I really look for people who are inspired by the everyday, people who are not afraid of the obvious and are able to reinterpret it into a creative and interesting manner.

I think imagination is a crazy thing, and that's what makes the world go around.

Creativity is a mansion. If you're empty in one room, all you have to do is go out into the hallway and enter another room that's full.

I think if you're really good at what you do, you can see outside the box.

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.

No one can predict the future.

I believe that your creativity increases when you evolve with changing technology.

Creativity is about a reaction.

Creativity is a huge part of my game as a player. It helps open doors which others don't see.

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

I came up with all kinds of stuff. That was part of being great and having creativity. I'm not just bragging about myself. I'm just saying.

Everyone is super creative in the family.

The easiest thing is to create something no one has ever seen before. There's a reason no one's ever seen it - because someone tried it, and it didn't work in the real world.

The way that Lucasfilm used ILM was George never restricted his thinking to things that he knew could be executed with the tools at the time. He would write what he thought would be cool and what he wanted from a storytelling standpoint with the assumption that, 'Well, they'll figure it out!'

The fact is that creativity is everywhere. It's just about the way that you look at things.

Creativity may be hard to nurture, but it's easy to thwart.

I truly believe that everyone can be creative; you just need to find your form of expression.

I apply the term 'creativity' broadly... it's problem solving. We are all faced with problems, and we have to address them and think of something new, and that's where creativity comes in.

Creativity is making a good pass at the right time... but it can also come from deeper, there should always be a balance.

The old player in me can certainly sympathise with how your targets change because you simply do not know what is around the corner.

Without imagination, I don't think there's any progress.