Quotes on Creativity and Innovation (a good homework
assignment is to pick one and journal on it)
"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.” – Carl Jung
"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." – Albert Einstein
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“I think all great innovations are built on rejections.” – Louise Nevelson
“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.” – Frank Capra
“Spare the innovation and ruin the company.” – Robert Heller
"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age." – Sophia Loren
“Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.” – Bill Moyers
"[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective." – Bill Gates
"Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business has two - and only two - basic
functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are "costs"." – Peter Drucker
“Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self. Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
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