Saturday, November 10, 2012

Random Post -creativity

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
Scott Adams


you see the thing about creativity is that its not measurable. you get some that people are more creative than others. explainig the reason behind it is tough.in the recent times we have seen creativity become a career something that was not the norm in the past.as i walk in the streets of Nairobi i see creativity everywhere, especially on young people. all these potraiyed in the mode of dressing, doing their hair, starting innovative businesses


here are interesting quotes on creativity

Pablo Picasso



“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso


Vincent Van Gogh



“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced” – Vincent Van Gogh
in my case " if you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot crochet,’ then by all means crochet, and that voice will be silenced"

Salvador Dali



“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it” – Salvador Dali


Leo Burnett



“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people” – Leo Burnett


Jack London



“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club” – Jack London


George Bernard Shaw



“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will” – George Bernard Shaw


Dr. Seuss



“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try” – Dr. Seuss


Charles Mingus



“Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity” – Charles Mingus


Voltaire



“Originality is nothing but judicious imitation” – Voltaire


Donatella Versace



“Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas” – Donatella Versace


Ray Bradbury



“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things” – Ray Bradbury


Steve Jobs



“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, the just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while” – Steve Jobs


Cecil B. DeMille



“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without” – Cecil B. DeMille


George Bernard Shaw



“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” – George Bernard Shaw


Albert Einstein



“Creativity is contagious, pass it on” – Albert Einstein
 
I hope i passed on some creativity muse to you guys
thanks for dropping by,
it makes my heart smile......:)


have a very lovely weekend
laters!!!!
xoxo
dyverse