I have had a good many more uplifting thoughts, creative and expansive visions-while soaking in comfortable baths or drying myself after bracing showers-in well-equipped American bathrooms than I have ever had in any cathedral.

Edmund Wilson

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Topic

Creative process Creativity

Author

Edmund Wilson

Source

A Piece of My Mind

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wilson, Edmund. A Piece of My Mind: Reflections at Sixty. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956, ch. 4.

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Another quote from the 1950s

Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things.

Rodgers and Hammerstein

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Topic
The little things

Author

Rodgers and Hammerstein
Source
My Favorite Things The Sound of Music
Medium
Song Musical
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Hammerstein, Oscar, II. "My Favorite Things." The Sound of Music. Composed by Richard Rodgers. 1959, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Creativity Innovation Invention
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.