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Tag Tag Creativity
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Ayn Rand The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z · 1986

Quotes

“The muses love the morning.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

Thomas Edison · Professor gets Many Autographs: Edison, Other Great Men Respond, 1932 · Secondary source

“There’s actually very little distinction between an artist and a scientist or engineer of the highest calibre.”

Steve Jobs · Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs, 1995 · Primary source

“But genius always looks forward. The eyes of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius creates. To create—to create—is the proof of a divine presence.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · The American Scholar, 1837 · Primary source

“Peace of mind is the most important prerequisite for creative work.”

Richard Feynman · A Short Talk about Richard Feynman, 2005 · Secondary source

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