I think one of the problems [with raising intelligent children in modern society] is compulsory schooling…and that children are sitting there, and they are taught and told what to believe; they are passive from the very beginning – and one must be very, very aggressive intellectually to have a high IQ […] the child is taught. Right from the beginning, it’s a passive process. He or she sits there, and they simply try to believe everything they’re told? By Marilyn Vos Savant Quick View Author All Quotes, Marilyn Vos Savant Tag: #authority, #brilliant-women, #conformity, #creativity, #genius, #individuality, #inspirational, #intelligence, #life, #life-lessons, #obedience, #school, #school-reform, #school-system, #think-for-yourself
Innovation basically involves making obsolete that which you did before. By Jay Abraham Quick View Author All Quotes, Jay Abraham Tag: #creativity, #innovation, #production, #research-and-development
There is creative reading as well as creative writing. By Ralph Waldo Emerson Quick View Author All Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson Tag: #creativity, #enlightenment, #learning, #reading, #writing
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking By Albert Einstein Quick View Author Albert Einstein, All Quotes Tag: #creativity, #epiphany, #humor, #inspiration
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. By Friedrich Nietzsche Quick View Author All Quotes, Friedrich Nietzsche Tag: #creative-process, #creativity, #inspirational, #mental-illness, #outsider, #self-discovery
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.” [MovieMaker Magazine #53 – Winter, January 22, 2004 ] By Jim Jarmusch Quick View Author All Quotes, Jim Jarmusch Tag: #authenticity, #context, #creative-process, #creativity, #imitation, #inspiration, #originality, #postmodernism, #rules, #sense-of-wonder, #sources, #transformation
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. By Rumi Quick View Author All Quotes, Rumi Tag: #courage, #creativity, #empowerment, #independence, #inspirational-stories, #self-confidence, #self-realization