List of Roger von Oech Quotes

Am I Getting Lazy? Am I Too Busy? Am I Becoming Arrogant? Am I Getting Timid? If You Answer 'yes' To Any One Of These Questions, That's Your Warning To Kick That Attitude!

It's Difficult To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing If You're Always Being Practical, Following Rules, Afraid To Make Mistakes, Not Looking Into Outside Areas, Or Under The Influence Of Any Of The Other Mental Locks.

Open Your Mind Up To Things That Have No Connection With The Problem You're Trying To Solve: Subscribe To An Unusual Magazine; Spend A Morning At An Elementary School; Go To Work Two Hours Early; Test Drive An Exotic Car; Attend A City Council Meeting; ...try An Indonesian Recipe.

There Is A Close Relationship Between The "ha-ha" Of Humor And The "aha!" Of Discovery.

Most Burning Issues Generate Far More Heat Than Light.

The Worlds Of Thought And Action Overlap. What You Think Has A Way Of Becoming True.

The Hallmark Of Creative People Is Their Mental Flexibility... Sometimes They Are Open And Probing, At Others They're Playful And Off-the-wall. At Still Other Times, They're Critical And Faultfinding. And Finally They're Doggedly Persistent In Striving To Reach Their Goals.

If You Make An Error, Use It As A Stepping Stone To A New Idea You Might Not Have Otherwise Discovered.

Here's My Advice: Go Ahead And Be Whacky. Get Into A Crazy Frame Of Mind And Ask What's Funny About What You're Doing.

We Grow Up Thinking That The Best Answer Is In Someone Else's Brain. Much Of Our Education Is An Elaborate Game Of 'guess What's In The Teacher's Head?' What The World Really Needs To Know Right Now Is What Kind Of Dreams And Ideas Are In Your Head.

Knowledge Is The Stuff From Which New Ideas Are Made. Thus, The Real Key To Being Creative Lies In What You Do With Your Knowledge.

When Everyone Thinks Alike, No One Is Doing Very Much Thinking.