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“One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.”

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Book:Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas
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“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”

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“It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.”

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Book:Teaching the gifted, challenging the average
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“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.”

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“Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.”

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“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all.”

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