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Creativity Quotes

Ideas worth borrowing, from film sets to boardrooms.

This collection gathers lines on creativity from unexpected corners — horror filmmakers who blend experimental technique into mainstream scares, game designers who argue their craft is just as imaginative as feature films, and entrepreneurs who treat inventive thinking as core to running a business. For more on ambition and mindset, see our Great quotes.

I like looking at a future where we're expanding our creativity and brightening our lives. I believe that eventually we'll get to a point where we'll be able to live indefinitely through our technology.

Quotes by Steve Aoki

Extending our lives, extending our creativity, opening up the mysteries of the brain. All those things that are really exciting - that's kind of the basis of 'Neon Future,' and that's why I interviewed Ray Kurzweil and Aubrey de Grey.

Quotes by Steve Aoki

One of the changes I'm driving within Nokia is to adopt what we call 'the challenger mindset.' Let's understand that we have to fight, we have to fight our way through the difficulties, we have to listen to consumers, we...

Quotes by Stephen Elop

The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity.

Quotes by Stanley B. Prusiner

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

The biggest thing I'm seeing - and I have to be careful what I say here - is that people are tired of the old guard and the familiar brands. They're looking for more individuality and creativity, and that's coming...

Quotes by Simon Spurr

I allow people to create, but I'm also marshalling everybody, which is difficult for my creativity, as I'm like a referee. Everybody else is kicking a ball. It is very messy. From the mess, though, you refine what is there.

Quotes by Simon McBurney

The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity.

Quotes by Sholem Asch

We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.

Quotes by Shirley Williams

America is composed of all kinds of people - part of the difficulty in our nation today is due to the fact that we are not utilising the abilities and the talents of other brown and black peoples and females...

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

When you're making anime, if you get all of your inspiration from anime... it's going to lack originality and creativity, so I try to get my inspiration from different genres.

Quotes by Shinichiro Watanabe

The most important thing about intellectual property vs. creative expression is that copyright law was created not to stifle creativity but to encourage creativity.

Quotes by Shepard Fairey

Where I grew up, there was a mysticism and creativity to everything. Everyone made things with their hands.

Quotes by Shea Hembrey

I find that when you lead with vision and values, engaging employees and showing them that values are just as important as profits, everyone comes on board. And not only do they come on board, but they connect to their...

Quotes by Shari Arison

It was just like a dream. I could have ended up with an album that's not all that different from anything else coming out of Nashville. Mutt made the difference. He took these songs, my attitude, my creativity, and colored...

Quotes by Shania Twain

Putting a stamp on things just helps you say, 'Hey, yesterday I was there, and today I'm here.' It's another step forward, and it feels like another turning point and an unleashing of creativity, and now I'm going to start...

Quotes by Shania Twain

Before my first child was born, I had nothing going on professionally really, and it's been a very blessed period of creativity for me since he arrived. It's very surreal. It's almost as if the babies are out there pulling...

Quotes by Seth Gabel

I don't think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity - it is not a level playing field.

Quotes by Scott Bakula

Trying to force creativity is never good.

Quotes by Sarah McLachlan

I think suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about being a horror film fan, like "Friday the 13th"?
Yes, one quote reads, "I'm a big fan of horror films, particularly 'Friday the 13th.'"
Is there a quote comparing creativity among game makers and filmmakers?
Yes, one quote reads, "Personally I find there is just as much if not more creativity among game makers as there is among feature filmmakers."
Is there a quote about entrepreneurs and creativity?
Yes, one quote reads, "Entrepreneurs bring to business... creativity."
Is there a quote calling creativity part of someone's "matrix"?
Yes, one quote reads, "Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move."
Where can I find more quotes about art and music?
See the Music or Great collections.

Choreographers, too, describe creativity as a kind of internal compass for movement, and that range is really the point: creativity shows up in dance studios as much as writers' rooms. Browse related pages like Always quotes and Me quotes for more reflective lines.