The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.

Pablo Picasso

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Borrowing and creativity Creativity Artists

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Pablo Picasso

Medium

Interview

Language

French

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Spain Europe

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Citation

Picasso, Pablo. "Conversation avec Picasso." Interviewed by Christian Zervos. Cahiers d'Art, 1935.

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Another quote from the 1930s

In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.

Edith Wharton

A Backward Glance

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Topic
Long life Openness to change Curiosity

Author

Edith Wharton
Source
A Backward Glance
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Wharton, Edith. "A First Word." A Backward Glance. D. Appleton-Century Company, 1934.

Another quote about Creativity

Some people are far more sensitive to resemblances, and far more ready to point out wherein they consist, than others are. They are the wits, the poets, the inventors, the scientific men, the practical geniuses.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

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Combinatorial creativity Creativity

Author

William James
Source
The Principles of Psychology
Genre
Psychological literature
Language
English
Time
1890 1890s 19th century
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Citation

James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 13.

Another quote originally in French

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it.

Voltaire

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Topic
Enemies

Author

Voltaire
Medium
Letter
Language
French
Time
1767 1760s 18th century
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Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 16 May 1767.