Feeling Stuck? Here Are 34 Quotes on Creativity from the World's Most Inspirational Leaders.To be successful, you've got to think outside the box.
ByRose Leadem•
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To be successful as an entrepreneur, you've got to have a unique and differentidea-- something that makes you stand out from the rest. Of course, discovering that one thing that makes you special is no easy task. That's why you've got to becreativeand think outside the box.
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Every successful leader or entrepreneur has used creativity to help them get to where they are today. In fact, creativity is a core component to anyone's success. Take a look atJ.K. Rowling-- using creativity and imagination, she created a successful franchise full of witches and wizards. Or how about Steve Jobs? Without creatively thinking about the simplest, sleekest way to create products for consumers, Apple would have never been born.
From Jeff Bezos to Coco Chanel, check out these quotes on creativity from some of the most inspirational leaders today.
Mark Cuban
"Creating opportunities means looking where others are not." -- Mark CubanThomas Edison
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." -- Thomas EdisonBarbara Corcoran
"Use your imagination to fill in the blanks." -- Barbara CorcoranRichard Branson
"The most talented, thought-provoking, game-changing people are never normal." -- Richard BransonSteve Jobs
"Stay hungry. Stay foolish." -- Steve Jobs
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Martha Stewart
"It's all about new techniques -- simplifying old techniques and consolidating steps. Making things go faster, but not worse." -- Martha StewartSteven Spielberg
"Replace fear with curiosity." -- Steven SpielbergElon Musk
"There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering." -- Elon MuskAlfred Hitchcock
"Ideas come from everything." -- Alfred HitchcockLarry Page
"If you're not doing some things that are crazy, then you're doing the wrong things." -- Larry PageJ.K. Rowling
"Many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience, never troubling to wonder how it would feel to have been born other than they are." -- J.K. Rowling
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Coco Chanel
"My life didn't please me, so I created my life." -- Coco ChanelAndy Warhol
"Art is what you can get away with." -- Andy WarholJeff Bezos
"One of the only ways to get out a tight box is to invent your way out." -- Jeff BezosAlbert Einstein
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." -- Albert Einstein
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