Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

Quote by Charles Mingus

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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a...

I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a...

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Our duty, as men and women, is to proceed as if limits to our ability...

Our duty, as men and women, is to proceed as if limits to our ability...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

Destruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds creation.

Destruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds creation.

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your...

Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your...

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

Each of our bodies is the master creation of Mother Nature. -Topanga

Each of our bodies is the master creation of Mother Nature. -Topanga

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of...

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of...

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

Creation is the manifestation of a thought. It does not instigate but rather fulfills a...

Creation is the manifestation of a thought. It does not instigate but rather fulfills a...

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never...

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never...

It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of the fact that what a...

It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of the fact that what a...

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial.

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial.

The magic of creation has always fascinated me.

The magic of creation has always fascinated me.

Everything started as nothing.

Everything started as nothing.

Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

Curiosity has its own reason for existence.