What inspires? What sparks creation?

There are as many answers to this as there are ideas. Leading clients through the ideation process is one of the several services we provide at Dawn. Often we use quotes to spark a discussion. We seek out quotes where the writer skillfully uses words to express and illuminate an idea in a powerful or provocative way. You’ll find some of our favorites here, including ones that have the power to alter a mindset. If you’re looking for a favorite author or a particular subject, use our search function to find these quotes from the illuminating nuggets we’ve collected.

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'

You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’

– George Bernard Shaw

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

– Albert Einstein

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If you can dream it, you can do it

-Walt Disney

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Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there’.

– Eckhart Tolle

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

– Robert F. Kennedy

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When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home.

– Rumi

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

– Confucius

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

– Maya Angelou

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 Shine like the whole universe is yours.

– Rumi

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

– Diogenes

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The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up.

– Mae Jemison

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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

– Jules Verne

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I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.

– Lucille Ball

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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it’s dark.

– Zen proverb

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Do not speak unless you can improve on silence.

– Zen saying

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With our thoughts, we make the world.

– The Buddha

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Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

– Peter Drucker

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You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.

– Winston Churchill

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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

– The Buddha

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