The creative mind doesn't have to have the whole pattern-it can have just a little piece and be able to envision the whole picture in completion.

[Richard Drew] always encouraged his people to pursue ideas... He said, "If it's a dumb idea, you'll find out. You'll smack into that brick wall, then you'll stagger back and see another opportunity that you wouldn't have seen otherwise."

The creative mind doesn't have to have the whole pattern-it can have just a little piece and be able to envision the whole picture in completion.

Those who invest only to get rich will fail. Those who invest to help others will probably succeed.

I back away from conscious thought and turn the problem over to my unconscious mind. It will scan a broader array of patterns and find some new close fits from other information stored in my brain.