20 Quotations About Creativity

This article contains 20 quotations about creativity, which are followed by a link to a fun online test that tries to identify which of eight creative types you are drawn to most.

“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts.” (Rita Mae Brown)

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” (Henry David Thoreau)

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” (Pablo Picasso)

“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” (Albert Einstein)

“Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.” (Dee Hock)

“From 30,000 feet, creating looks like art. From ground level, it’s a to-do list.” (Ben Arment)

“It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy.” (Steve Jobs)

“Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.” (Edward de Bono)

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” (Erich Fromm)

“Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.” (Donatella Versace)

“Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.” (John Updike)

“Energy is the key to creativity. Energy is the key to life.” (William Shatner)

“Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” (Elizabeth Gilbert)

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” (Maya Angelou)

“We have the capacity for infinite creativity.” (Jackie Gleason)

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” (Scott Adams)

“Every day is an opportunity to be creative.” (Innerspace)

“Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.” (Dr. Seuss)

“The creative person is willing to live with ambiguity.” (Abe Tannenbaum)

“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.” (Jack London)

Creativity Types

According to some psychology research, there are eight different types of creative people:

• The Adventurer – so much inspiration, so little time
• The Artist – seeing beauty, creating beauty
• The Dreamer – the power of imagination unleashed
• The Innovator – move, shake, disrupt, repeat
• The Maker – committed to your craft
• The Producer – process is power
• The Thinker – deep thoughts, big questions
• The Visionary – imagining the impossible

When I took this test a few days ago, it determined that I am a Thinker, which seems accurate enough.

This online test only asks that you answer 15 simple questions so that it can point you towards your dominant creative type, and you can find the test here.

Once you complete it, you’ll be presented with a more detailed explanation of the traits of your creative type, which you can also download, if you want.

Conclusion

I hope you find these quotations inspiring and helpful.

You can also download a file containing all 20 of the above images if you want to use them as wallpaper on your computer, for example – just click here.

(This file is a Zip file, so if you don’t have the means to unzip it, you can get a free trial of WinZip here.)

Additional Resources

These are suggestions for those who wish to delve deeper into any of the above:

1. Creative Writing Courses
2. Creativity Courses
3. Creativity Type Test
4. How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
5. Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono
6. The Creativity Challenge