Amos Bronson Alcott Quotes

Oftentimes, when I'm trying to get inspired, I'll find myself just staring at the wall and let the fans inspire me to get creative.

I look for that stimulation constantly. I'm looking for inspiration and stimulation. Not bored with what we've done.

The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another.

Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate.

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

Honestly, as a director, at least for me, if I start doing the same thing over and over again, I'm going to get bored really quickly.

I should probably confess that I get bored easily, which explains my reluctance to work with formula, tropes, whatever.

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

You have to keep surprising your audience.

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

Ideas seem to come from everywhere - my life, everything I see, hear, and read, and most of all, from my imagination. I have a lot of imagination.

Recent studies have shown that our creativity is increased by 60% when we're walking. I encourage my workshop participants to write at their desks but think on their feet.

Mainly, what I like to do is keep things varied and not get in a rut, not tell the same stories over and over.

I love to travel and to be inspired by new things, so everything is always new. I've never done the same bathroom or the same kitchen a second time. It's challenging, and I like to be challenged.

I'm a fan of originals and classics, but I'm also a fan of new ideas.

I always try to mix it up with each book - changing tone, changing style keeps the work very vital for me.

I fear becoming formulaic. Some of my books are.

The truth is, it is hard to know where ideas come from.

One can become drab, dull, and boring doing the same thing every day. Writing helps break the monotony.

When you open your mind up, and you go into a creative state, you can't just switch if off. When you have an idea, a creative impulse, and then you ignore it, it can keep you up when you just want to go to your bed - which is why it's great to have voice recorders on your phone!

Novelty always sparks ideas.

Traveling, talking to people, and rehearsing, I'm always finding new ideas. If I stay in one place, maybe I won't have so many ideas.

I think one of the most important things for creativity is boredom.