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Stephen Nachmanovitch is an American author best known for his book 'Free Play: The Power of Improvisation in Life and Work'. His work explores the application of improvisation in art and life, and how it can promote personal growth and creativity.

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“If a creative person has a sense of humor, a sense of style and a certain amount of stubbornness, he finds a way to do what he needs to in spite of the obstacles.”

Ifs Way Needs Persons Certain Creative Style Amount Obstacles Spite Sense Of Humor Stubbornness Creative Person

Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

“Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.”

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Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

“This is the evolutionary value of play- play makes us flexible. By reinterpreting reality and begetting novelty, we keep from becoming rigid. Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways.”

Way Play Reality Used Values Identity Becoming Capacity Flexible Novelty Unforeseen

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Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

“The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.”

Way Art Art Is Success And Failure

Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

“Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways”

Way Play Used Identity Capacity Unforeseen

Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

“Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.”

Way Moments Happens Life Is Universe Kissing Unique Jokes Sunset Moments Of Life

Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

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Born: 1950
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Quotes: 64

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