Creativity Quotes

When I was a boy I felt that the roll of rhyme in poetry was to compel one to find the un-obvious- because of the necessity of finding a word which rhymes. This forces novel associations, and almost guarantees deviations from routine chains or trains of thought. It becomes, paradoxically, a sort of automatic mechanism of originality.

~ Stanislaw Ulam

Creativity flourishes in solitude.

~ Pearl Zhu

Learn to visualize for inspiring creativity, and make imagination rolling into reality.

~ Pearl Zhu

The collective sensation is one’s perspective, experience, memory, imagination, and perception.

~ Pearl Zhu

While the individual contributions provide the “building block” of creativity, it is the collective consensus on what to do with them that is exciting.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity is like a muscle, you must exercise it daily or it atrophies.

~ Pearl Zhu

Listening is an important skill to spark creativity and cultivate empathy.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity is like the light, the reason we see the light because the “switch” is on and the connection is made

~ Pearl Zhu

The more mindless the task, the higher probability of subconscious disruption can stimulate creativity.

~ Pearl Zhu

Context is a chain of associations which stimulate creativity.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity isn’t necessarily a paint-by-numbers process, more as a “connect-the-dots” adventure.

~ Pearl Zhu

Many creative minds, just like many light bulbs, lit up simultaneously, could lead to brainstorming and breakthrough innovation.

~ Pearl Zhu

Without constructive skepticism, without human progress.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity is a synthesis of two qualities: imagination and concreteness.

~ Pearl Zhu

The true conflict in innovation is self-imposed by trying to make our visions reality.

~ Pearl Zhu

Self-reflection is an important stage to diagnose, develop and strengthen your creativity.

~ Pearl Zhu

Prioritization provides a framework for focusing on creativity.

~ Pearl Zhu

Innovation is about moving forward. If you are not moving forward, you are moving backward. There is no standing still.

~ Pearl Zhu

Inspiration is not just a short-term momentum. It could take time and generations of change to truly build a culture of creativity.

~ Pearl Zhu

To motivate” is the act of giving somebody a reason or incentive to do things.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity is fluid, like the fountainhead from within you, flowing out.

~ Pearl Zhu

Digital is the age of innovation because creativity is about connecting the dots in the wider scope.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity is the potential which can be unlocked and innovation is the serendipity which can be unpuzzled.

~ Pearl Zhu

To succeed in driving innovation, it is essential for empowering people to push ideas forward, and the entire company to be pulling in the right direction

~ Pearl Zhu

Communication, collaboration, and creativity are the keys to run IT as a better business partner.

~ Pearl Zhu

Adaptability enforces creativity, and creativity is adaptability.

~ Pearl Zhu

I want to live a creative life.

~ Jaye Gray

Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.

~ Dorothy Parker

I make all my decisions on intuition. But then, I must know why I made that decision. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.

~ Ingmar Bergman

Creativity is more than the capacity to be inventive or innovative; it’s more than the ability to create great works of art, music, or dance. Creativity is an inherent tool that’s needed for wellness.

~ Laurie Buchanan

Creativity is utilizing both sides of the brain simultaneously - creative + activity.

~ Pearl Zhu

We knock upon silence for an answering music.

~ Archibald Macleish

Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.

~ Sharon Salzberg

Thinking out of the box means you are in a continuous learning mode.

~ Pearl Zhu

Creativity requires openness and growth mind to new experiences and explore new possibilities.

~ Pearl Zhu

Vision is not fiction, fiction could be a pure imagination, vision is to zoom into the future as if it were closer.

~ Pearl Zhu

Divergent thinking is that one starts thinking from one point and expands from there to generate more ideas.

~ Pearl Zhu

Innovators with global thinking find more viewing spots that the rest; therefore, they can solve problems in unconventional ways.

~ Pearl Zhu

Insight is the deep intuitive understanding of things, and it often breaks through the conventional wisdom.

~ Pearl Zhu

Intuition is often conceived as a kind of inner perception, sometimes regarded as lucidity or understanding.

~ Pearl Zhu