Kurt Hanks famous quotes

A person might be able to play without being creative, but he sure can't be creative without playing.
-- Kurt Hanks

#Creativity #Play #Creative

The more validation I need, the less discernment I have.
-- Kurt Hanks

#Confidence #Validation #Needs

None are as offended as those who contrive offense.
-- Kurt Hanks

#Criticism #Offense #Offended

Living a life of service, rather than one of expression, is a serious mistake, because expressing who we really are is the greatest service we can perform.
-- Kurt Hanks

#Mistake #Expression #Serious

Arthur V. Berger commenting on the music of Aaron Copland: Here is at last an American that we may place unapologetically beside the great recognized creative figures of any other country.

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.

Apparently one impression we are making... is that creativeness consists of lightning striking you on the head in one great glorious moment.

I was attracted to photography because it was technical, full of gadgets, and I was obsessed with science. But at some point around fifteen or sixteen, I had a sense that photography could provide a bridge from the world of science to the world of art, or image. Photography was a means of crossing into a new place I didn't know.

Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.

My downtime tends to resemble my uptime. Weekends are workdays, but toned down. Over the whole weekend, I may have five meetings, as opposed to six on a weekday. I used to play piano for 30 minutes at night, but I had to pull that out of my schedule. I don't have time for nonwork stuff.

It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.

If you are serious, don't play with my heart, it makes me furious.

Poetry, like jazz, is one of those dazzling diamonds of creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives.

Speaking of sleeping bags, has anything ever had a less creative name?