Dean Inge Quotes

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

I write what I don't know. It's way more interesting.

I've come to realize that artists and scientists are alike. They go through the same processes using different tools. They are both driven to answer the question, 'What if?'

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

I like to create.

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.

I do think it's important, if you're going to be very creative, to be a seeker.

I love creating and being able to see an idea come to fruition. I love making beautiful things.

The element of truth in the concept of genius is to be sought in the object, in what is open, not confined by repetition.

Creativity takes courage.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

I don't have the answers. But I am asking the questions, and that's the fun part. I'm like the kid in class with his hand up, going, 'Um...' I think that's a powerful place to create from.

People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' Well, on the first place, I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea, it's too limiting and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity.

I feel like science and art are cousins.

A lot of our creative flow comes from a place of curiosity and exploration. It often feels like we're excavating and asking questions and not just giving answers but really just exploring.

Get creative with your friends and just make stuff because you never know where it can end up.

Curiosity is a great weapon for the artist.

I'm always searching for that element of discovery, whether I'm making music, or just generally.

Creativity is a scavenger hunt. It's your obligation to pay attention to clues, to the thing that gives you that little tweak.

Ideas come from curiosity.

Education is not just you learn how a mosquito flies in the rain, but you learn how to be creative and why it's exciting to learn things and create things and make up new things.