Ellis Paul Torrance quotes
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“It takes courage to be creative. Just as soon as you have a new idea, you are in a minority of one.”
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“One's self-image and image of the future have a great deal to do with what that person is motivated to do and able to do, as well as the extent to which he is able to change his behavior.”
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“One of the most powerful wellsprings of creative energy, outstanding accomplishment, and self-fulfillment seems to be falling in love with something - your dreams, your image of the future.”
-- Ellis Paul TorranceSource : Ellis Paul Torrance (2002). “The Manifesto: A Guide to Developing a Creative Career”, p.32, Greenwood Publishing Group
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“Since I reached the conclusion that the essence of the creative person is being in love with what one is doing, I have had a growing awareness that this characteristic makes possible all the other personality characteristics of the creative person: independence of thought and judgment, honesty, perseverance, curiosity, willingness to take risks and the like.”
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“Creativity is the process of sensing problems or gaps in information, then identifying the difficulties and seeking solutions through trial and error or through forming hypotheses.”
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“Creativity is a distinctive trait of human excellence in all domains of behavior.”
-- Ellis Paul Torrance
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Source : Alfred North Whitehead, Lucien Price (2001). “Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead”, p.98, David R. Godine Publisher
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“Everybody is now so busy teaching that nobody has any time to learn.”
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