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“Creativity is essential to particle physics, cosmology, and to mathematics, and to other fields of science, just as it is to its more widely acknowledged beneficiaries - the arts and humanities.”

“One of the most wicked destructive forces, psychologically speaking, is unused creative power ... If someone has a creative gift and out of laziness, or for some other reason, doesn't use it, the psychic energy turns to sheer poison. That's why we often diagnose neuroses and psychotic diseases as not-lived higher possibilities.”

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

“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

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

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”

“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”