“I think randomness and a little misbehavior is essential to being a creative person.” — Steve Wozniak
"Creativity is intelligence having fun." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"The unpredictable is the ground on which creativity occurs." (Ed Catmull)
"Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye." (Dorothy Parker)
"They say amateurs find themselves waiting for inspiration to strike, while the pros get up and go to work." (Sam Kolder)
“We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.”
“The difficultly lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.” (John Maynard Keynes)
“I close my eyes in order to see.” (Paul Gauguin, artist)
"[Great creative minds] think like artists but work like accountants." (David Brooks - cited in pg. 118 of Deep Work by Cal Newport)
"If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life." (Jerry Seinfeld on Making Something Great)
"Ink preserves what our mind forgets." (David Perrel)
"We cannot predict the value our work will provide to the world. That’s fine. It is not our job to judge our own work. It is our job to create it, to pour ourselves into it, and to master our craft as best we can." (James Clear)
"Compete with yourself and root for everybody else." (Candice Millard)
"Use what’s helpful. Let go of the rest." (Rick Rubin, from the introduction of his book "The Creative Act: A Way of Being")
“The taste and beauty are in the eye of the beholder.” (Rick Rubin, from the introduction of his book "The Creative Act: A Way of Being")
“Art creates a profound connection between the artist and the audience. Through that connection, both can heal.” (Rick Rubin)
“Material for our work surrounds us at every turn. It’s woven into conversation, nature, chance encounters, and existing works of art. When looking for a solution to a creative problem, pay close attention to what’s happening around you. Look for clues pointing to new methods or ways to further develop current ideas.” (The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin)
"Creativity is a function of the previous work you put in." (Robert Greene)
“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” (James Baldwin)
“Creativity is a function of the ‘library in your head.’ When you sit down to create something...what you create is a culmination of everything you’ve seen and done previous to that point.” (Tinker Hatfield)
“Language can become a screen which stands between the thinker and reality. This is the reason why true creativity often starts where language ends.” — Hungarian author Arthur Koestler
“As Nivi said, inspiration is perishable. When you have inspiration, act on it right then and there.” — Excerpt From The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
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