1. A good book praises itself.-German (on books and writers)
2. A good spectator also creates.-Swiss (on art and creativity)
3. A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion’s claw.-English (on books and writers)
4. A library is a repository of medicine for the mind.-Greek (on books and writers)
5. A picture is a poem without words.-Latin (on art and creativity)
6. A picture’s worth a thousand words.-unknown
7. A thousand artisans, a thousand plans.-Chinese (on art and creativity)
8. All the world’s a stage.-William Shakespeare
9. Even the best song becomes tiresome if heard too often.-Korean (on art and creativity)
10. Even the best writer has to erase.-Spanish (on books and writers)
11. Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas-Donatella Versace
12. Every age has its book.-Arabic (on books and writers)
13. Every picture tells a story.-unknown
14. Great ideas are the fuel of progress.-unknown
15. Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things-Ray Bradbury
16. Great minds think alike.-Punch
17. If you believe everything you read, better not read.-Japanese (on books and writers)
18. Imagination is more important than knowledge.-Albert Einstein
19. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.-Charles Caleb Colton
20. Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself but talent instantly recognizes genius.-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
21. Men willingly believe what they wish.-Julius Caesar
22. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.-unknown
23. Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds.-George Eliot
24. Quality, not quantity.-unknown
25. The sight of books removes sorrows from the heart.-Moroccan (on books and writers)
26. Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.-Steve Jobs
27. Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.-Edward de Bono
28. Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.-A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
29. Creative thinking – in terms of idea creativity – is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.-Edward de Bono