Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking

Creativity is intelligence having fun

The framing of a problem is often far more essential than its solution