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 :
- A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
- Cowards say it can’t be done, critics say it shouldn’t have been done, creator say well done.
- Understand the rules then break them. That’s creativity.
- Creativity is unguided freedom
- Pain fuels artistry and creativity. Harness your suffering and become a master of your art.
- The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.
- Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
- A curious mind enjoys inquiring, experimenting and discovering.
- We cannot solve an old problem with old solutions.
- Creativity is all about CRAZY-tivity!
- Because in creativity, there are no mistakes – only new ways of creating.
- The best way to foster creativity is to help people communicate in a way that instills confidence, not fear.
- I have two righteous addictions. Firstly are my observations. Secondly, my imaginations.
- As I create I become.
- Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another.
- Spend more time doing things that make you forget about the time.
- People with vision see opportunity where there is problem. They see money not problem.
- It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.
- The ART of happiness is finding your joy in the process, rather than in the end result.
- The first step to solving your problem is admitting that you have one.