Oprah Winfrey represents the most ingenious and creative expression of black spiritual genius in the public mainstream that we've had in quite a long time, if ever.
Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.
The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power.
I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity.
I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want to say and do.
We must prepare the ground for creativity. And if this also gives rise later to success in the economic sense, success in terms of Euros and Cents, this will by no means reduce my joy.
All the difficulties surrounding the making of 'Mars et Avril' actually fueled its creativity and contributed to its international success!
I had a really creative teacher at primary school. He used to get us doing things such as singing Spandau Ballet in drag in the choir, and I remember loving it.
Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that.
I really understand what that process is all about and how important it is, especially with young folk and creative folk that love looking for some platform that makes it easier for them to express themselves.
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.
The creative part for me is making songs, and that's what I really love the most, and that's what I've always done for every band I've ever had.
I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
A nation must be embraced, rehabilitated and expressed as a tangible sign of human creativity and as an integral element of mankind's heritage.
It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over.
Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.
I'm from the middle of nowhere in Somerset, and if I have too much stimulus or chaos, then I tend to not be as creative.
I was always performing, doing silly voices. The teachers realized I could go one of two ways: be creative or destructive.
It's not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous. It's more like you blurt something out and then analyze it.
There is no need to shy away from your sexuality. We are born out of sex. It is the most creative act we are gifted with.
The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.
