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“Gratitude, visualization, and affirmation of what we want are concrete practices for applying creative thought in our lives. These approaches, through their simplicity, have the potential to radically transform our existence, encouraging us to live fully in the present and align our actions with our most cherished aims.”

“The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.”

“Our schools offer no conception of the scientific process of discovery. They do not encourage creative thought, in fact, they stifle it through too much rigidity in teaching. If we set out to give as little help as possible to originality in science, we could hardly devise a better plan than our education system. Youngsters ought to be told what is unknown about ourselves and our universe as well as what is known.”

“When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something.”

“Research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older. This gives us not only the ongoing potential for creative thought, but also an additional incentive for continuing to stretch ourselves.”

“Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come, and it will keep you in close harmony with creative thought and prevent you from falling into competitive thought.”

“Life is about trying things to see if they work.”

“Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.”

“To me, music and songwriting is... part of the intriguing thing is the creative process; you know, the creative thought process. Relying on that... there is some sort of inspiration there and you can't always put your finger on where it comes from. So, it's always been important for me to have my own thing and, even though I'm inspired by and influenced by many different musicians and styles of music, I was very determined early on to have my own thing. So when I sit down to write I don't necessarily have a particular narrative or message in mind. I'm interested in language and in words.”

“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, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.”

“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”

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

“In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.”

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”

“A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”

“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.”

“You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.”

“You can not entertain weak, harmful, negative thoughts ten hours a day and expect to bring about beautiful, strong and harmonious conditions by ten minutes of strong, positive, creative thought.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.”

“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”

“Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going.”

“The best revenge is the massive success.”