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In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I wanted to become a novelist.

Quotes by Meg Cabot

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something.

Quotes by Maynard James Keenan

It is well to be alone. It fertilizes the creative impulse.

Quotes by Max Nordau

Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement... for transfiguration, not for the sake of play.

Quotes by Max Beckmann

A lot of companies talk about letting creative lead, but Chanel actually does let it lead.

Quotes by Maureen Chiquet

I'm very supportive of creative people being paid for the work that they do.

Quotes by Matthew Weiner

I love art in general - architecture, anything creative.

Quotes by Matthew Ramsey

A surprising number of teens I meet in rougher schools around the country find refuge in novels and creative writing. It's not always the usual suspects either, the high achievers.

Quotes by Matt de la Pena

You don't have to be a creative maverick to have a troubled mind. You just have to be human. There is no 'us' and 'them.' No one is one hundred per cent healthy, physically or mentally.

Quotes by Matt Haig

To say that creative writing courses are all useless is almost as silly as saying all editors are useless. Writers of all levels can benefit from other instructive voices.

Quotes by Matt Haig

There's a creative vibe at U.C.B., and to maintain it, we can't pay people. If you pay, then you have to assign worth to shows, and then people will resent that.

Quotes by Matt Besser

Listen, when you're starting out you're trying to be as creative as possible about how you can use your skills as an actor to make money.

Quotes by Mary Wiseman

As a director, I get to have a much broader creative expression than as an actress.

Quotes by Mary Stuart Masterson

As well as being a creative genius, Vidal Sassoon was a formative figure of the Sixties. Along with the Pill and the mini-skirt, his influence was truly liberating.

Quotes by Mary Quant

It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God.

Quotes by Mary Daly

Almost everything has been stolen from us by the patriarchy. Our creativity has been stolen, our creative energies, our religion. I want it back.

Quotes by Mary Daly

I'm a complete deviant. All creative work breaks new ground.

Quotes by Mary Daly

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Martin Luther King Jr.

That's the very definition of freedom: to be allowed to develop our own creative potential to the fullest. But it doesn't have to be in the arts, obviously. In my case, I gravitated toward the arts.

Quotes by Martin Donovan

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about creative people?
They describe creative people as a bit unconventional - one quote bluntly says, "I feel like most creative people are total freaks." Another says, "What drives the creative person is that we see it all," suggesting creative people notice things others miss. For more on that inner drive, see our Creative Mind collection.
Do these quotes talk about business and creativity?
Yes - one quote draws a firm line between the two, explaining that in most creative things "there is no room for business. It is about art. It's not about marketing." For more on the artistic drive behind creative work, see our Creative Process collection.
Is there a quote about creative inspiration from animation or film?
Yes, one quote mentions being inspired by "the creative folks at Pixar and Disney Feature Animation to make 'entertainment for everyone.'" It's a nice reminder that great creative work often builds on admiration for others' craft. Curious about creative talent itself? Visit Creative Genius.
What tone do these creative quotes have - serious or playful?
A mix of both. Some lines are playful, like calling creative people "total freaks," while others are more reflective about the discipline and vision creative work requires. For quotes celebrating creative self-expression, check out our Creative Expression collection.
Can these quotes help me understand what makes someone creative?
They offer a few honest glimpses - from creative people being seen as unconventional, to the idea that creativity is driven by really noticing the world around you. Together they paint creativity as something both instinctive and a little rebellious.

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