The glory of being an artist, he realized, was that reality should inform but not constrain
The glory of being an artist, he realized, was that reality should inform but not constrain

Similar Walter Isaacson quotes:
Other Creativity :
- In the vastness of the cosmos, thoughts become reality; words become flesh.
- Innovation is the heart of humanity.
- Your perception is not my reality.
- A writer is never alone, he is always with himself
- Marketing is the marriage of business and creativity. The relationship is enhanced by the occasional affair with science.
- Have no fear of perfection, you will never reach it.
- Art begins with silliness that reflects a reason in the real world.
- A key to healthy problem solving is good communication.
- Being creative is not being afraid of being lost.
- People who create beauty with the pieces of their broken heart are indestructible.
- Creativity needs a problem, and the creative person needs a purpose.
- If you don’t give yourself permission to create a new world, chances are nobody else will.
- Your being in the middle of your imagination turned on is not like a boardroom; it’s like a candy shop.
- Yielding to convention yields nothing new.
- Begining with the end in mind for either solving the problem or creating a strategy.
- Those thinking Why, When, Where, Who are information providers; the one thinking HOW is the leader in solving the problem.
- You can either worry or wonder. The best choice is to wonder.
- Don’t try to think outside the box- get outside the box, then think!
- A scattered mind will produce scattered results.
- Tackle the root cause, not the effect.