Vera John-Steiner quotes
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“One of the major challenges facing creative individuals is that of building upon the continuity of human knowledge while achieving novel insights. ... On the one hand, to intensify an inquiry and develop a sense of commitment to a creative life, the learner needs models, teachers, and collaborators. On the other hand, the individual, while building upon the past, needs to transform it, and thus broaden his or her choices.”
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“Language is double-edged; through words a fuller view of reality emerges, but words can also serve to fragment reality.”
-- Vera John-SteinerSource : Vera John-Steiner (1997). “Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking”, p.29, Oxford University Press
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“Thinking ... is a soundless dialogue, it is the weaving of patterns, it is a search for meaning. The activity of thought contributes to and shapes all that is specifically human.”
-- Vera John-SteinerSource : Vera John-Steiner (1997). “Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking”, p.210, Oxford University Press
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“Generative ideas emerge from joint thinking, from significant conversations, and from sustained, shared struggles to achieve new insights from partners in thought.”
-- Vera John-SteinerSource : Vera John-Steiner (2006). “Creative Collaboration”, p.16, Oxford University Press
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“To think, it seems to me, is to hold an idea long enough to unlock and shape its power in the varied contexts of shared human knowledge.”
-- Vera John-SteinerSource : Vera John-Steiner (1997). “Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking”, p.9, Oxford University Press
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“I started with ballet and then my cousin Sarah introduced me to her tap teachers.”
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“Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.”
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Source : Press Release: Aga Khan Welcomes Government of Canada's Partnership in New Global Centre for Pluralism, Ottawa, Canada, April 18, 2005.
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Source : "A Quick Look At Reactions In Congress". www.cnn.com. August 20, 1998.
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