I came across this quote from Albert Einstein, and it really inspired me.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” -Albert Einstein
It made me wonder if I am letting my knowledge (or desire for knowledge) stifle my imagination, and therefore inhibit my creativity? I definitely don’t want that to happen. So as a reminder to myself I created a graphic that might make a cool poster some day:
I came across this quote while reading an article on Creativity Post about creative thinking. This really got my creative juices going. I highly recommend reading it, and bookmarking it.
It was really powerful for me, so I thought I’d share it here. I hope it inspires and provokes you to go out and create something. Forget what you know, and dream bigger.
“Forget what you know, and dream bigger.”
Definitely words to live by!
Thanks Roger! I think I found my new MO. lol
BTW where’s your gravatar?
Imaginations give you more inspirations to work more and do your best to make it real..
Word. Lol
Good quote. To me, it’s more than just dreaming big. It’s more than just setting my sights high. It’s coming up with creative paths to get there. That is often where the true imagination lies.
Uh… I had no idea you were a poet! Lol
Dream Big as Big Dreams are Always worthwhile!
Amen to that!
That was an interesting article. I think it can relate to all aspects of life. It’s important to learn to look beyond the current circumstances affecting ones life. If not, you hinder the possibilities.
I totally agree Marcus. It almost goes hand in hand with another one of Einsteins well known sayings, You cant solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it.
Good one!
I would actually agree with Einstein. I see your point about how sometimes it seems the pursuit of knowledge can stifle creativity, but to me it’s knowledge that enables creativity. When you think of any type of creative product, whether is writing, music, theatre, visual arts, film, etc. there is a certain skill set that underpins their quality. That skill set is developed through knowledge, which can come in a variety of different ways (schooling, apprenticeship, experience, etc.) In any case, knowledge is the foundation of creativity in my opinion. It’s what we do with our knowledge that is the substance of creativity, as opposed to just regurgitating what we’ve discovered.
I think the key takeaway isnt that knowledge is bad, but imagination must not be limited by what we know. You make a great point though Louis!
I actually meant to say *disagree.
This is such a great quote. Another example of a person with a great imagination was Walt Disney. His dreams and imagination left a lasting impact. Great post.
Yes! I love Walt Disneys story! Thanks Dan!
Yeah. Walt Disney was very creative. Look at his impact!
Great quote!
I think knowledge and imagination work hand in hand. The most creative people will often be very intelligent as well. I hard to think of people being very imaginative with a limited knowledge base.