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Most Famous Imagination Quotes of All Time!

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Reality is the richest thing there is, the most important thing there is. Our imagination allows us to live an artificial life that is wonderful, extremely rich, but I don't believe any artist would dare to say that artifice is...

Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.

Quotes by Marilyn Manson

I think because I try to keep things as real as I can, or I try to start from a place of reality, I almost don't have the imagination to write a book that's not set where I am.

Quotes by Maria Semple

I don't know if it's a failure of imagination on my part, but I'm not going to be writing about Paris in the 1800s. I feel like it would come off as just ludicrously uninformed, even if I did a...

Quotes by Maria Semple

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

Quotes by Maria Mitchell

We especially need imagination in science.

Quotes by Maria Mitchell

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.

Quotes by Maria Callas

It's useful to think of the imagination as an aspect of the body because it seems to have processes of its own that are obscure to us.

Quotes by Margo Lanagan

Without imagination, I don't think there's any progress.

Quotes by Margot Lee Shetterly

They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to my own experience of a wide variety of people.

Quotes by Margaret Mahy

Hunger, inadequate medical care, poor housing, and inferior schools are enemies of the sense of wonder. It is easier and less expensive in the long run to prevent a loss of imagination by providing adequate nutrition, housing, medical care, and...

Quotes by Margaret Geller

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.

Marcus Aurelius

Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

Woman is the sun, an extraordinary creature, one that makes the imagination gallop.

Quotes by Marcello Mastroianni

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.

Quotes by Marc Chagall

All of the stuff I can't afford to do on a TV budget, I just put into the comic book because you're really only limited in a comic by your artist's imagination.

Quotes by Marc Guggenheim

I have admired David Bromley's work for years. He possesses such a wild and vivid imagination and really sees the beauty in everything.

Quotes by Mallory Jansen

I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.

Quotes by Man Ray

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.

Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.

Quotes by Malcolm McDowell

Frequently Asked Questions

What roles does imagination play across these quotes?
It shows up as something actors try to reconnect with from childhood, as a wellspring for creative work, as a limitation among economists trying to keep up with capitalism, and as the spark that pulls artists into the studio. If you enjoy quotes about creativity and possibility, our Dream quotes are a good match.
Is there a quote about reconnecting with childhood imagination?
Yes — it says actors "always want to reach back to being a child and having the spontaneity and the imagination of a child."
Does one quote describe drawing inspiration from a wild imagination?
Yes. It says inspiration comes from "love, heartache, mistakes, hopes, regrets, successes and faith," adding that "it helps to have a wild imagination." This mix of imagination and emotion connects well with our Hope quotes.
Is there a quote about economists and imagination?
Yes — it suggests that "the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well behind its own inventiveness." For more on how imagination shapes what's ahead, see our Future quotes.
Does one quote talk about imagination pulling someone into the studio?
Yes — it says influences need to "capture your imagination and make you want to go into the studio." Creative work often happens in solitude — see our Alone quotes for more on that side of the process.

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