The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.
The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

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Other Creativity :
- Life in itself has no meaning. Life is an opportunity to create meaning.
- A novelist must believe he can outdo himself. Or his creative drive would die.
- I am growing old enough not to care much for the MANNER of doing things.
- Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.
- For some strange reason I get some of my brightest ideas on the toilet seat, with my clothes on.
- Creativity happens when you mix reality with a world of possibilities.
- Imagination takes us to the invisible world.
- Begining with the end in mind for either solving the problem or creating a strategy.
- Creativity has many dimensions, with multi-faceted truth and myth and manifold knowledge.
- Creativity is the rarest and most precious thing of all. What defines the gods? – creativity.
- Dreaming is easy. Creativity is a lot of work.
- I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
- Art lights up the world.
- You cannot write if you are not on fire.
- Before invention there is insight.
- The Only Thing That NEW ideas do is creating the FUTURE
- Routine is the opposite of creativity.
- Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new
- Creativity isn’t just about creating art — it’s about creating your life.
- Analysis of error begins with analysis of language.