It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Creativity involves exploring and embracing life's possibilities.
The quote by Daisaku Ikeda suggests that creativity is a powerful force that allows us to unlock the full potential of life. By comparing creativity to a heavy, groaning doorway, it evokes the idea that while the journey to embrace creativity may be challenging, the rewards of exploring new ideas and experiences are essential for a fulfilling life.
Themes
CreativityLifeExplorationPotentialPossibilities
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speaker might use this quote to inspire creativity in teams at a corporate workshop.
More from Daisaku Ikeda
All quotes →There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.
Daisaku IkedaRead
True love should be transformative; a process that amplifies our capacity to cherish not just one person but all people. It can make us stronger, lift us higher and deepen us as individuals. Only to the extent that we polish ourselves now can we hope to develop wonderful bonds of the heart in the future.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Just as a diamond can only be polished by another diamond, it is only through genuine, all-out engagement with others that people can polish their character, and help each other to reach greater heights.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures, we have to create solidarity on the level of our common humanity, our common life. Without such solidarity, there will be no future for the human race. Diversity should not beget conflict in the world, but richness.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Similar quotes
Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won.
Twyla TharpRead
The creative individual is particularly gifted in seeing the gap between what is and what could be.
John W. GardnerRead
I guess my comfort zone as a writer is diametrically opposed to my comfort zone as a human being.
Jennifer EganRead
That combination of thought and action defines creative confidence: the ability to come up with new ideas and the courage to try them out.
Tom KelleyRead
It seems to me that's the only way you can have a truly creative aggregate of people is if they're all contributing in different ways.
Neil PeartRead
Everything that's created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness.
Wayne DyerRead