Daniel Tammet Quotes

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.

Ah, the creative process is the same secret in science as it is in art. They are all the same absolutely.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

I can't imagine not being in a phase where I'm trying to understand something or create something. That's the essence of life.

I am a very curious person, not just about my life in music. I love arts and creativity.

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

Imagination needs to be fed.

An interest in ideas is a sign of human life. People are fascinated by what the future is going to be - and the future is going to be an accumulation of ideas.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

We seem to forget that innovation doesn't just come from equations or new kinds of chemicals, it comes from a human place. Innovation in the sciences is always linked in some way, either directly or indirectly, to a human experience.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

Sometimes people invent things because they want to stay alive or feed their children or conquer the village next door. But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange thing: many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

I feel like science and art are cousins.

Being open to the unexpected allows me to bring so much to my craft.

I wrote a children's book because children have the most open minds. They are the people who really want to learn.

The greatest creators are as hungry to consume as they are to create.

Curiosity is a great weapon for the artist.

There are so many avenues to explore and stories to tell. It's just about finding new ways of telling them.

I get excited to create things that don't exist in the same world as 'Hamilton' because that world is really well done and doesn't need me to inform it anymore.

Creativity is a renewable resource. Challenge yourself every day. Be as creative as you like, as often as you want, because you can never run out. Experience and curiosity drive us to make unexpected, offbeat connections. It is these nonlinear steps that often lead to the greatest work.

One way to think about play, is as the process of finding new combinations for known things--combinations that may yield new formsof expression, new inventions, new discoveries, and new solutions....It's exactly what children's play seems to be about and explains why so many people have come to think that children's play is so important a part of childhood--and beyond.

Ideas come from curiosity.