Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.

Human communities depend upon a diversity of talent not a singular conception of ability. and at the heart of the challenge is to reconstitute our sense of ability and intelligence

Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.

Creativity is the greatest gift of human intelligence.

Far more than any other power, imagination is what sets human beings apart from every other species on earth.

Human life is inherently creative. It's why we all have different résumés. … It's why human culture is so interesting and diverse and dynamic.

Research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older. This gives us not only the ongoing potential for creative thought, but also an additional incentive for continuing to stretch ourselves.