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Edward de Bono (1933) Maltese physician
Iraq? They just need to think it through (2007)
Context: Creative thinking — in terms of idea creativity — is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured. You can never tell how a policy has been reached just by looking at the end result. Some people who have achieved a huge amount do not come across as impressive when you speak to them.
“The artist begins with a vision — a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.”
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) French artist
As quoted in Artist to Artist : Inspiration and Advice from Visual Artists Past & Present (1998), p. 62
Posthumous quotes
“…talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice.”
Carl von Clausewitz book On War
On War (1832), Book 2
Richard Koch (1950) German medical historian and internist
Source: The 80/20 Individual (2003), Chapter: The 80/20 Principle Is at the Heart of Creation
Arthur H. Robinson (1915–2004) American geographer
Source: Elements of Cartography (1953), p. 318
Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher
Entry (1953)
Eric Hoffer and the Art of the Notebook (2005)
Context: The sense of worth derived from creative work depends upon "recognition" by others, which is never automatic. As a result, the path of self-realization, even when it is the only open one, is taken with reluctance. Men of talent have to be goaded to engage in creative work. The groans and laments of even the most gifted and prolific echo through the ages.
Norman Mailer (1923–2007) American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film maker, actor and political candidate
László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) Hungarian artist
Art of the 20th century, Part 1 by Karl Ruhrberg, Klaus Honnef, Manfred Schneckenburger, Ingo F. Walther, Christiane Fricke (2000) p. 178.