by TeachThought Staff

In the always-changing–recently even more so–landscape of education, the cultivation of creativity is a vital component of learning.

Combinig existing ideas into new forms–into new ideas–is a part of creativity.

More than just an artistic endeavor, creativity can lead to curiosity, enhances problem-solving capabilities, and can–well-implemented–a deeper, more authentic and nuanced understanding of the world. As we mentioned in The Significant Benefits Of Creativity In The Classroom, “Not only can you practice creativity through many different mediums, its benefits are applicable to almost all professions.”

This adaptability and wide-ranging impact underscore the significance of nurturing creative thinking in educational settings. The following quotes offer diverse perspectives on the power and essence of creativity, inviting reflection on its crucial role in personal and intellectual growth.

40 Of The Best Quotes About Creativity For Teaching And Learning

1. “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

2. “To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry, and a little more dance.” – Osho

3. “An idea is salvation by imagination.” – Frank Lloyd Wright

4. “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm

5. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, while imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein

6. “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London

7. “Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.” – Dorothy Parker

8. “The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” – Neil Gaiman

9. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso

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

11. “Creativity doesn’t wait for perfect moments. It fashions its own moments from the ordinary.” – Bruce Garrabrandt

12. “Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity. If you’re passionate, you’re more willing to take risks.” – Yo-Yo Ma

13. “Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.” – Bill Moyers

14. “Imagination is the beginning of creation: you imagine what you desire, will what you imagine, and create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw

15. “The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense.” – Pablo Picasso

16. “Have no fear of perfection — you’ll never reach it.” – Salvador Dalí

17. “Your life is already artful — waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.” – Toni Morrison

18. “Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making of something after it is found.” – James Russell Lowell

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

20. “An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” – Edwin Land

21. “Creativity is a way of sharing your soul with the world.” – Brené Brown

22. “The creative adult is the child who survived.” – Ursula K. Le Guin

23. “Think left and think right, think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think if only you try!” – Dr. Seuss

24. “Stop thinking about art. Start thinking about work. It’s not about inspiration; it’s about discipline.” – Twyla Tharp

25. “Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.” – Voltaire

26. “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” – Albert Einstein  

27. “Creativity: seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.” – Albert Szent-Györgyi

28. “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” – William Plomer

29. “There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” – Brené Brown

30. “Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso

31. “Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity.” – Ray Bradbury

32. “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” – Albert Einstein

33. “Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

34. “Some people see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.” – George Bernard Shaw

35. “The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.” – Linus Pauling

36. “Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse

37. “Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.” – John Dewey

38. “Creativity begins with an affinity toward risk.” – Ed Catmull

39. “Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we’d be forever repeating the same patterns.” – Edward de Bono

40. “Art, freedom, and creativity will change society faster than politics.” – Victor Pinchuk