~ Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~
~ Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. ~
~ Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. ~
~ Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. ~
~ Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem. ~
~ Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. ~
~ The things we fear most in organizations -- fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances -- are the primary sources of creativity. ~
~ Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self. ~
~ Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. ~
~ Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity. ~
~ Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it. ~
~ The quicksilver of creativity will not be solidified by legal pronouncement; it will necessarily flow into new and sometimes frightening fields. ~