Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

I think that genius comes not just from having great mental processing power. It comes from being able to, as Steve Jobs' ad said, think different.

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.

Imagination? It is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can imagine.

A vision is something you see and others don't. Some people would say that's a pocket definition of lunacy. But it also defines entrepreneurial spirit.

Story is about originality, not duplication

Imitation is for shirkers, like-minded-ness for the comfort lovers, unifying for the creators.

Enterprise is first creativity. You need creativity to see what's out there and shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different.

Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.

To be an original is probably the hardest quality to find if you're a young filmmaker.

Be original; don't be scared of being bold!

I love when people have their own creative vision, when a person stands out and tries different things.

Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.

Be original. That's my best advice. You're going to find that there's something that you do well, and try to do it with as much originality as you can, and don't skimp on the words. Work on the words.

Discover your own style. Don't try to repeat what has already been written - have the courage to do your own thing and don't be afraid to do something different.

It will always take a certain audacity to write or to make art of any kind.

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.

If you're creating anything at all, it's really dangerous to care about what people think.

One of my life philosophies is that you have a choice to make when you're doing something creative. You can be cheesy... or you can be lame.

The only thing new is you finding out about something. Like nothing's really new, but you reinvent it for yourself and find your inner voice.

A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.

Leadership is the willingness to put oneself at risk…. Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations…. Leadership is evoking in others the capacity to dream.