Category: Workplace Creativity

Joseph Joubert, French essayist, once said, “I love quotations because it is a joy to expressed with much authority by some recognized wiser than oneself.”

Here are 8 of my absolute favorite quotes about creativity:

Creativity requires courage.

Creativity requires courage because you are moving away from your comfort zone.

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”-Erich Seligman Fromm, social psychologist

If you want to be creative, stay in part a child.

Kids are curious. They want to know more about the things around them.

“If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterizes children before they are deformed by adult society.”- Jean Piaget, psychologist

The very essence of the creative is its novelty.

Creativity is strange, but necessary for growth and development.

“The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard to judge it.”- Carl Rogers, psychologist

Creativity and enthusiasm

“Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.”- Earl Nightingale, human character development

Give them more time to play

“If you want creative workers, give them time to play.”- John Cleese, actor

You can’t use up creativity

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”- Maya Angelou, poet

Creativity is not the finding of a thing

“Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making of something out of it after it is found.”- James Russell Lowell, poet

A creative mind is a free mind

“A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self- imposed limitations.”- Gerald G. Jampolsky

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A good quote has the power to change how we work. Here are 10 of our favorite quotes on how to create a great organization:

On productivity.

“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”- Paul J. Meyer

On planning.

“We always plan too much and always think too little.”- Joseph Schumpeter, economist

On organizational learning.

“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”- Jack Welch, former GE CEO

On strategy.

“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”- Michael Porter

On prioritization.

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”- Stephen Covey

On life.

“There are three constants in life: change, choice, principles.”- Stephen Covey

On attitude.

“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.”- OG Mandiho,

On preparation.

“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”- Alexander Graham Bell

On concentration.

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”- Alexander Graham Bell

On questioning.

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”- Albert Einstein, physicist