Quotes about Imagination

You ought to dream," Bill said. "All our biggest business men have been dreamers. Look at Ford. Look at President Coolidge. Look at Rockefeller. Look at Jo Davidson.

All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened.

For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed.

One idea will change everything. One idea will change the world.... And one idea can move you from where you are to where you want to be.

Misusing our imagination grants power to fear. Know that fear and its many demon relatives do not--and cannot--exist without a human host.

Misusing our imagination grants power to fear. Know that fear and its many demon relatives do not--and cannot--exist without a human host.

Well, that's why smart people get tripped up with worry and fear. Worry...fear...is just a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed in each of us. Because we are smart and creative, we imagine all the things that could happen, that might happen, that will happen if this or that happens. See what I mean?

Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference. Dreamers think about how nice it would be for something to be done. Visionaries look for an opportunity to do something.

Careful is cerebral; fearful is emotional. Careful is fueled by information; fearful is fueled by imagination. Careful calculates risk; fearful avoids risk. Careful wants to achieve success; fearful wants to avoid failure. Careful is concerned about progress; fearful is concerned about protection.

Vision is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.