Thoughts—Imagination	
QUICK CHECK:	
Imagination is more important than knowledge.  
Knowledge is limited.  Imagination encircles the 
world.   —Albert Einstein
To carry on a successful business, a man must have 
imagination.  He must see the business as a vision; 
dream of the whole thing.   —Charles Schwab
Imagination lit every lamp in this country; 
produced every article we use; built every church; 
made every discovery; performed every act of kind	-	
ness and progress; created more and better things 
for more people.  It is the priceless ingredient for a 
better day.   —Henry Taylor
If you turn the imagination loose like a hunting dog, 
it will often return with the bird in its mouth.
   —William Maxwell
There are two worlds:  the world that we can 
measure with line and rule, and the world that we 
feel with our hearts and imagination. —Leigh Hunt
He who has learning without imagination has feet 
but no wings.     —Stanley Goldstein
I paint objects as I think them; not as I see them.
    —Picasso
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set 
him free.      —Michelangelo	
The man who will use his skill and imagination to 
see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of 
how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to 
succeed.   —Henry Ford
Trust that little voice in your head that says, 
"Wouldn't it be interesting if . . . "; and then do it.
    —Duane Michals
Keep away from people who try to belittle your 
dreams and ambitions.  Small people always do that, 
but the really great people make you feel that you, 
too, can become great.    —Mark Twain
The first thing each morning and the last thing each 
night, suggest to yourself ideas that you wish to 
embody in your character and personality.  Address 
such suggestions to yourself, silently or aloud, until 
they are deeply impressed upon your mind.     
   —Grenville Kleiser
The world is but a canvas to our imagination.
   —Henry David Thoreau
Creativity is putting your imagination to work.
1. Einstein:  Why is imagination more important 	
than knowledge?	
2. Schwab:  a) What must a person have to carry 	
on a successful business?  b) What must he see?	
3. Maxwell: a) What happens if you turn 
 imagination loose?  b) What does this mean?
4. Hunt:  What are the two different worlds?
5. Goldstein:  What causes feet with no wings?
6. Picasso and Michelangelo: Describe what is 	
similar about what they see and do.	
7. Ford:  Who is bound to succeed?
8. Michals: What should you trust?
9. Twain: a) What do small people do?  b) What 	
do really great people do?	
10. What is creativity?
11. a) Which quote did you like?  b) Why?
Thoughts & Quotes