Imagination Quotes
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Imagination Quotes
Kids aren't the only ones with active imaginations—without the creative thinking of techies, your smartphone would still be a dumbphone. Click on any imagination quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.
"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment."Source: Pride and Prejudice | Author: Jane Austen
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."Source: Blade Runner | Speaker: Roy Batty
"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration."Source: Not verified | Speaker: Thomas Edison
"He who marches out of step hears another drum."Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Author: Ken Kesey
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."Source: How do I love Thee (Sonnet 43) | Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination."Source: The Portrait of a Lady | Author: Henry James
"I heard a Fly buzz — when I died"Source: I heard a Fly buzz — when I died | Author: Emily Dickinson
"I said you wanna be startin' somethin', you gotta be startin' something."Source: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Speaker: Michael Jackson
"I see a red door and I want it painted black."Source: Paint It Black | Speaker: The Rolling Stones
"I think I'll try defying gravity, and you can't pull me down."Source: Wicked (2003 Musical) | Speaker: Elphaba
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."Source: Letter to Robert Hooke | Author: Sir Isaac Newton
"It's better to look at the sky than live there."Source: Breakfast at Tiffany's | Author: Truman Capote
"Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!"Source: On Beyond Zebra! | Author: Dr. Seuss
"so much depends upon a red wheel barrow"Source: The Red Wheelbarrow | Author: William Carlos Williams
"The Brain—is wider than the Sky—"Source: The Brain—is wider than the Sky— | Author: Emily Dickinson
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."Source: Dune | Author: Frank Herbert
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."Source: Unknown | Speaker: Albert Einstein
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it."Source: The San Francisco Chronicle | Author: Henry Ford
"We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep."Source: The Scarlet Letter | Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year."Source: "Wish You Were Here" | Speaker: Pink Floyd
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need."Source: You Can't Always Get What You Want | Speaker: The Rolling Stones
"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."Source: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Author: Mark Twain
"You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so...get on your way!"Source: Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Author: Dr. Seuss