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 :
- The first step to solving your problem is admitting that you have one.
- If you don’t relate, create.
- The magic of the creative process is that there is no magic. Start where you are. Don’t stop.
- Instead of thinking outside the box,Get rid of the box.
- Picture books are like song lyrics in that they have to tell a story within a few short minutes.
- You can either worry or wonder. The best choice is to wonder.
- If you don’t give yourself permission to create a new world, chances are nobody else will.
- Every mistake is a new style.
- I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.
- It is not a problem if you have a solution.
- Nothing stimulates the brain cells like a desire to wipe out the other side.
- I spoke fire, laughed smoke, and madness spilled forth from my inspiration.
- When an idea for solving a problem suddenly presents itself, ask yourself if all circumstances related to the problem were properly analyzed.
- Sometimes letting go is the best solution.
- That’s the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.
- Creativity flows when the mind is light. Be light and ignite your imagination.
- Doors are for people with no imagination.
- Solve the problem or leave the problem. But, do not live with the problem.
- The best businesses use the most imagination and the least capital.
- Families are great murderers of the creative impulsive, particularly husbands.