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Most Famous Imagination Quotes of All Time!

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I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

Quotes by Garry Trudeau

It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is...

Quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Dreaming is an act of pure imagination, attesting in all men a creative power, which if it were available in waking, would make every man a Dante or Shakespeare.

Quotes by Frederick Henry Hedge

I really like dating stories, like in Betty and Veronica comics; I like David Lynch and H.P. Lovecraft for the dark gut-wrenching stuff, and I'm inspired by Miyazaki's films for the subtle heart-warming moments, as well as the moments that...

Quotes by Fred Seibert

A child who has never fantasized about having other parents is seriously lacking in imagination.

Quotes by Fred G. Gosman

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Quotes by Franz Kafka

I try to decorate my imagination as much as I can.

Quotes by Franz Schubert

Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute.

Quotes by Franklin Pierce Adams

While F.D.R. once told Americans that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, Mr. Ashcroft is delighted to play the part of Fear Itself, an assignment in which he lets his imagination run riot.

Quotes by Frank Rich

There are no shortcuts in life - only those we imagine.

Quotes by Frank Leahy

An idea is salvation by imagination.

Quotes by Frank Lloyd Wright

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

Quotes by Frank Capra

To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down...

Quotes by Frank Auerbach

Self-awareness is not the same thing as self-approval, any more than imagination is the same thing as day-dreaming.

Quotes by Francis Spufford

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

One lifetime is never enough to accomplish one's horticultural goals. If a garden is a site for the imagination, how can we be very far from the beginning?

Quotes by Francis Cabot Lowell

Irish novelist John Banville has a creepy, introverted imagination.

Quotes by Floyd Skloot

We are incapable of leaving anything to the imagination and loath to leave anything out. Maniacal thoroughness has become our national verbal ideal.

Quotes by Florence King

I've got quite a vivid imagination and I'm easily overwhelmed by sensations and things that are beautiful or scary. I don't think I've ever seen a ghost - I think I'm probably haunted by my own ghosts than real ones.

Quotes by Florence Welch

I've got a pretty wild imagination, and a lot of times, I have to be reeled back in.

Quotes by Finn Balor

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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