Inspirational Thinking Quotes

I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.

The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes.

Imagination is the source of all human achievement.

Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.

I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning 'full of the spirit.' I do believe that it comes to you.

Everything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination.

To live in the world of creation-to get into it and stay in it-to frequent it and haunt it...to think intently and fruitfully, to woo combinations and inspirations into being by a depth and continuity of attention and meditation-this is the only thing.

In order to have that incredible groove that makes you dream you have to think not of the groove, but of the dream.

... if one does not have wild dreams of achievement, there is no spur even to get the dishes washed. One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.

I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea! [Reputed to have been a remark made to the head of his department at Caltech.]

When I was young, the concept of being a dreamer was a very negative one. If you were a dreamer, you were useless. You didn't contribute anything to society. But Star Trek made dreaming legitimate, and I think that was a huge, huge contribution.

When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration.

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

So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.

All you have to do is think one happy thought, and you'll fly like me.

Ideas do not need to be esoteric to be original or exciting.

Practice excited thinking until you become excited and exciting.

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

You just think lovely wonderful thoughts," Peter explained, "and they lift you up in the air.

History is written by the dreamers, not the doubters.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

If you want to do things right, you have to dig deep for that inspiration.