Jaime Lerner Quotes

All children have creative power.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative.

The imagination is man's power over nature.

Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.

I have a strong belief in creativity in humans. It's our biggest strength.

Every idea that comes to mind I execute, or I look for outlets to put out ideas.

My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.

Less money sometimes allows you to be more creative.

To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that makes creativity possible. Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals.

Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.

Weezer isn't stuck in roles, so we just do what we want to do, what makes us excited.

Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it's produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.

To me, very much of what is artistic is people's very creative and inventive ways out of impossible situations.

My respect for artists is very high. I think to get the most out of them, you have to liberate them. I think part of liberating them is saying, 'Come up with something brilliant, new, and fresh. Stop thinking based on what has been beat into you by executives or publishers in terms of what's going to work and what's not. Don't react, just act.'

I've had a bit of experience at lots and lots of different arenas as it were, some of them completely creative, some of them quite technical. The interesting thing is, is that I found that the technical arenas actually are also very creative or can be very creative.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it's not random.

I think with a lot of filmmakers, their first film is their best film because they had to think on their feet and solve problems with ingenuity.

When I studied graphic design, I learned a valuable lesson: There's no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource.

Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.

But out of limitations comes creativity.

Low budgets force you to be more creative. Sometimes, with too much money, time and equipment, you can over-think. My way, you can use your gut instinct.

I'm a freestyle creative entrepreneur. Not a businessman. I like to create ventures in which creativity stands at the centre.

A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.

I admire people who are creative.