Brian Eno Quotes

Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.

The power of work, and the power of creativity can be your salvation.

The trick with computers I think, is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything.

In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working.

Never listen to music when you're trying go come up with a Big Idea.

Of course you can do it. It doesn't require brilliance. It's just giving yourself permission and then being persistent. Persistent in seeing the problem or opportunity and persistent in thinking about it until you have come up with some interesting ideas that might change the pattern. It's really a mindset, not anything in the objective world - that is the problem.

I'm always working on something. I wish I had more time for free-thinking and brainstorming new ideas. That's not to say my mind doesn't wander, but I find myself wishing for more of that kind of time.

Creativity allows people to be effective.

Think, the successful idea is always in your mind. Think it out.

This is one of my favorites. People think of creativity as this sort of unbridled thing, but engineers thrive on constraints. They love to think their way out of that little box: 'We know you said it was impossible, but we're going to do this, this, and that to get us there.'

There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all.

I think Leonardo da Vinci teaches us the value of both being focused on things that fascinate us but also, at times, being distracted and deciding to pursue some shiny new idea that you happen to stumble upon. Balancing intense focus with being interested in a whole lot of different things is something that we have to do in the Internet age.

As competition intensifies, the need for creative thinking increases. It is no longer enough to do the same thing better . . . no longer enough to be efficient and solve problems.

It's easy to forget how little strategic thinking ever gets done in the day. Judging by the ideas generated there, our beds have more of a right to be called our offices than our offices.

We are all innovators, we all like to use our imagination, which is our greatest tool.

I've heard Simon Cowell is awake all through the night... To be honest that is when I get all my work done.

Anytime I think about my office, I think about creativity.

Do everyday things in a new way to get the brain thinking in new ways.

I think you have to be creative to make a difference in science.

Creativity is making a good pass at the right time... but it can also come from deeper, there should always be a balance.

When I give talks, I often quote from a button I received at a Google event: Always Be Creative. I use it to illustrate how important creativity is in technology and business.

I love creating. I love being with creative people who can think quickly on their feet.

Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.

I do a lot of thinking about my work while I'm walking. More in the early morning when I'm trekking in the mountains. When I'm walking in the city, I think more about people around me - my brothers, my wife, some business situation, commitments.

Here's the thing I've learned about ideas: It's your job to have them.