“As in the piling up of hypothetical alternatives, creative accidents follow the law of probabilities the more we fish, the more likely we are to get a strike.”
Quote by Alex Faickney Osborn
Work
Applied imagination: principles and procedures of creative thinking
This book explores the principles and techniques behind creative thinking, offering insights and exercises to develop imaginative problem-solving abilities. more
Author
Alex Faickney Osborn
Alex Faickney Osborn was an American author born on May 24, 1888, and died on May 5, 1966. He is known for his innovative thinking and creative stimulation methods, being one of the founders of brainstorming. more
You May Also Like
Source: Self-Portrait in Words: Collected Writings and Statements, 1903-1950
“You cannot paint the Mona Lisa by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters.”
Source: Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations: A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus
“We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.”
“On the first tee I kept telling myself, "Trust yourself, you can do it."”
“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.”
“All I can say is that it's amazing what you can accomplish when you're young and foolish.”