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

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Psychological literature

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Psychologist Academic Philosopher

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United States

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Citation

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

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Another quote from the 1890s

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Oscar Wilde

Intentions

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Topic
Telling the truth
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Gilbert

Author

Oscar Wilde
Source
The Critic as Artist Intentions
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1891 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Critic as Artist." Intentions. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1891, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Critic as Artist Part II." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote about Creativity

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi

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Topic
Discovery Originality Creativity
Speaker
Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi
Language
English
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. Quoted in The Scientist Speculates: An Anthology of Partly-Baked Ideas, written by Irving John Good. Heinemann, 1962, ch. 1, sect. 6.