15 Quotes on Creativity to Get You Inspired

Originally published on May 7, 2021 | Last updated on September 28, 2024

Creativity means different things to different people. For me, to be creative means to express yourself, try new things and think outside of the box. For today’s post, I’ve put together a list of quotes on creativity. Whether you’re reading this because you’re experiencing a creative block or you’re just in need of a little motivation, I hope you enjoy this selection. Here’s 15 quotes on creativity to get you inspired:

1. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou

2. “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” — Theodore Levitt

3. “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook

4. “Everything you can imagine is real.” — Picasso

5. “To be creative means to be in love with life.” — Osho

6. “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” — Albert Einstein

7. “You’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.” — Tina Turner

8. “If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much.” — Steve Jobs

9. “Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” — Charles Mingus

10. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe

11. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” — Scott Adams

12. “There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” — Brene Brown

13. “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” — Joseph Chilton Pearce

14. “Creativity involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” — Edward de Bono

15. “Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” — Bruce Garrabrandt

Which one of these quotes on creativity is your favourite? Let me know in the comments section!