J. William Fulbright Quotes

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.

Rather than constantly questioning and challenging our beliefs and being willing to think differently about the opportunities that are out there, we withdraw into what we've done before. And in a world that's rapidly changing, that's a formula for vulnerability.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing.

If you're willing to put two thoughts into a picture then you're already ahead of the game.

I believe that anything in this world is fair game for a creative exercise.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

Think small. Don't pretend you know the answers. Experiment; get feedback. These are all the premises of 'Think Like a Freak,' really.

I had noticed that many of these successful people, historical and contemporary, shared certain common traits. They had a way of thinking that was exceptionally fluid; they could adapt to almost any circumstance; when confronted with problems, they could look at them from novel perspectives and solve them.

It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box.

If you want to think new thoughts that are different, then do what creative people do - get the problem reasonably clear and then refuse to look at any answers until you've thought the problem through carefully how you would do it, how you could slightly change the problem to be the correct one.

I like to get input from all different kinds of listeners, including the really conservative ones, and sometimes those listeners steer me in a direction that I haven't seen. But at the end of the day, my vote is always to go in the direction that makes me the most excited.

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

I want to do everything I can possibly do to step outside the box.

It's so important to adapt, think outside the box, and stay ahead if you want to grow.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

One of the challenges of innovation is figuring out how to wipe your mind clean about what you should be doing at any given moment, and not having a religious attachment to what's gotten you there thus far.

We can always find creative ways to do things.

I come from a background where I like collaboration and improv. I think that it is important.

We're improvising a lot of this, which amazes people.

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.