Quotes by Imagination I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me. I believed this because my sister Emily convinced me of it when I was a toddler. I think she'd seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers and her imagination ran away with her. There's a part of me that still believes it. Zooey Deschanel imaginationbelievethinking I suspect that one of capitalism's crucial assets derives from the fact that the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well behind its own inventiveness, the arbitrariness of its undertaking and the ruthlessness of the way in which it proceeds. Zygmunt Bauman ruthlessnesslagimagination I was an only child until I was 14, and there were no other kids around the area really. So I spent a lot of time on my own in the fields or by the lake, with just my imagination for company. I suppose I never wanted to let that part of me go. Jack Reynor childmeimaginationtime As an actor, the only thing you have is your instinct and your imagination. Toby Stephens youronlyyouimagination Without imagination and without love, life can be pretty bleak. I think having both will get you through the most dire of situations. Tiya Sircar youimaginationlovelife Imagination is a funny thing - we sometimes need to see something before we can truly picture it. Tomi Adeyemi pictureimaginationsometimesfunny The imagination has its limits, and you have to face up to that. Tony Harrison faceyoulimitsimagination I've learned that guns are exceptionally challenging to use effectively, with a power that must be respected. But mostly what I've learned is that they're a lot of fun, and dangerously appealing to an active imagination. Trieste Kelly Dunn gunsimaginationpowerfun I'm an optimistic guy. I'm one of those big dreamers. I'm one of those kids with that annoying imagination. Tyler, The Creator bigannoyingguyimagination I think humans have always felt watched back by whatever is out there flickering in the distance. What excites me is what the imagination creates, not simply in explanation of what is there but also to explain or justify the feeling of awe and attachment that the heavens inspire. Tracy K. Smith feelingthinkmeimagination Illustrations can be a big window: a looking glass into the author's imagination. Tony DiTerlizzi glasslookingimaginationwindow I think I've got a decent imagination. I hope some of my stories inspire other young imaginations. Tony DiTerlizzi thinkimaginationhopeinspire I love video games. I'm also slightly in awe of them. I'm in awe of their power in terms of imagination, in terms of technology, in terms of concept. But I think, above all, I'm in awe at their power to motivate, to compel us, to transfix us, like really nothing else we've ever invented has quite done before. Tom Chatfield technologyimaginationpowerlove Fantasy has a dark side to it. It also has a light hemisphere - the power of the human imagination to keep going, to imagine a better tomorrow. Tim O'Brien tomorrowlightimaginationpower Meeting Australian mountaineer and author Tim Macartney-Snape when I was 16 in 1994 had a big impact on me. His ascent of Everest from sea to summit captured my imagination. Tim Cope meetingmeimaginationsea I still find it quite easy to find my way into a child's imagination. We're all Peter Pan ourselves in some respects. Everybody should keep some grip on childhood, even as a grownup. Tim Curry childchildhoodimaginationway Not everyone is fortunate enough to earn their living playing. But what draws people to art and artists is a desire to enjoy the propinquity of play. For it is the very freedom of the imagination. And what else were we born to do, but imagine freely? Howard Jacobson freedomimaginationpeopleart Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. Horace Walpole mansense-of-humorhumorimagination Everyone wants to be a writer, director, producer. I don't have the imagination for that, but, hopefully, I can continue to act. Holly Marie Combs acteveryonei-canimagination Like all novelists, I'm interested in the filters between reality and the imagination. Hisham Matar likefiltersimaginationreality«166167168169170171172173174175176»
