Quotes on Human Nature
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1 Creativity and Innovation: Celebrating the inventive and imaginative aspects of human nature.
1.1 Originality and Unique Perspectives
📖 Quotes that capture the essence of producing fresh ideas and thinking outside the box.
“True originality consists not in a new manner, but in a new vision.”
— Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction (1925)
“Creativity is not just for artists. It’s for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a deal, for scientists looking for a new way to solve a problem, and for parents looking for a new way to keep their kids entertained on a rainy day.”
— Linda Naiman, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (2019)
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
— Steve Jobs, Interview with BusinessWeek (1998)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance (1841)
“Originality is not about being the first; it’s about being the best.”
— David Ogilvy, Confessions of an Advertising Man (1963)
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be.”
— Michael Jordan, Interview with Cigar Aficionado (1992)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1995)
“The creative adult is the child who survived.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin, The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction (1979)
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
— Maya Angelou, Creativity: A Source of Life (2004)
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“A creative mess is better than tidy idleness.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (161)
“Innovation is the ability to see what everybody has seen and think what nobody has thought.”
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, The Crazy Ape (1970)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Interview with Playboy (1996)
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
— Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892)
“Originality is the art of concealing your sources.”
— Voltaire, Letter to M. D’Alembert (1763)
“Creativity is not just for artists. It’s for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a deal, for scientists looking for a new way to solve a problem, and for parents looking for a new way to keep their kids entertained on a rainy day.”
— Linda Naiman, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (2019)
“The creative adult is the child who survived.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin, The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction (1979)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance (1841)
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
— Maya Angelou, Creativity: A Source of Life (2004)
1.2 Embracing Change and Adaptation
📖 Quotes that highlight the importance of embracing change and adapting to new situations.
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
— John F. Kennedy, Address to the Irish Parliament (1963) (1963)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1995) (1995)
“You can’t always control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to it.”
— Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-2011) (1986)
“The only constant in life is change.”
— Heraclitus, Fragments (6th century BCE) (600)
“The world is a constantly changing place, and we must be prepared to adapt to those changes or we will be left behind.”
— Barack Obama, Speech at the University of California, Irvine (2016) (2016)
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”
— John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (1998) (1998)
“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”
— General Eric Shinseki, Testimony before the US Senate Armed Services Committee (2003) (2003)
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Abraham Lincoln, Speech to the Young Men’s Lyceum (1838) (1838)
“Change is the only constant in the universe.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (2nd century CE) (200)
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his own future by merely changing his attitude.”
— Oprah Winfrey, What I Know for Sure (2014) (2014)
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (1933) (1933)
“The best way to overcome fear is to face it.”
— Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936) (1936)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1995) (1995)
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.”
— Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan: The Life (1993) (1993)
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
— Elbert Hubbard, A Message to Garcia (1899) (1899)
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
— Helen Keller, The Story of My Life (1903) (1903)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1995) (1995)
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
— Walt Disney, Biography by Bob Thomas (1976) (1976)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech (2005) (2005)
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
— Walt Disney, Biography by Bob Thomas (1976) (1976)
1.3 Curiosity and Exploration
📖 Quotes that celebrate the human desire to explore, discover, and learn new things.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“Exploration is the essence of the human spirit.”
— Frank Borman, Apollo 8 press conference (1968)
“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.”
— Carl Sagan, Cosmos (1980)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance (1841)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
— Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897)
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
— Alan Kay, The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997)
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
— Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson (1894)
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (1933)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt, This I Remember (1949)
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
— Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford University commencement address (2005)
“Don’t be afraid to fail. It’s not the end of the world, and in many ways, it’s the first step toward learning something and getting better at it.”
— Jon Hamm, Interview with The New York Times (2015)
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
— Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years (1950)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
— Alan Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
— Helen Keller, The Story of My Life (1903)
1.4 Risk-Taking and Pushing Boundaries
📖 Quotes that emphasize the significance of taking risks and venturing into uncharted territories.
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Address (2005)
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
— Thomas Edison, Interview with the New York Times (1890)
“The greatest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
— Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Q&A (2010)
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”
— Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (2009)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Address (2005)
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
— Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Q&A (2010)
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
— Thomas Edison, Interview with the New York Times (1890)
“There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.”
— Brian Tracy, The Psychology of Achievement (1989)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Address (2005)
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Abraham Lincoln, Speech to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1858)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Address (2005)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841)
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Abraham Lincoln, Speech to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1858)
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
1.5 Collaboration and Teamwork
📖 Quotes that stress the power of collaboration and teamwork in fostering creativity and innovation.
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
— Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success (2013)
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”
— H.E. Luccock, Preaching Values in a Pluralistic Society (1958)
“Collaboration allows us to learn, grow, and achieve more than we ever could on our own.”
— Unknown, Internet (None)
“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.”
— James Cash Penney, The Autobiography of J.C. Penney (1960)
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
— Henry Ford, Unknown (None)
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Abraham Lincoln, Speech at Cooper Union (1860)
“Innovation is the ability to see what everybody has seen and think what nobody has thought.”
— Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1934)
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.”
— Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years (1950)
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs, Speech at Stanford University (2005)
“A creative mess is better than tidy idleness.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (161)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
“The greatest inventions come from working together.”
— Thomas Edison, Unknown (None)
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”
— Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (1859)
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (1933)
“We are all connected and we are all responsible for each other.”
— Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness (1998)
“Change is the only constant in life.”
— Heraclitus, Fragments (None)
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt, This Is My Story (1937)
“A single conversation across the table with someone you have never met before can be more effective than a thousand emails.”
— Barack Obama, Speech at the University of Chicago (2013)
“Working together, we can change the world.”
— Nelson Mandela, Speech at the United Nations (1994)
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)