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“As soon as we have the power to release our minds from the immediate here and now, in a sense we are free. We are free to revisit the past, free to reframe the present, and free to anticipate a whole range of possible futures. Imagination is the...

“As soon as we have the power to release our minds from the immediate here and now, in a sense we are free. We are free to revisit the past, free to reframe the present, and free to anticipate a whole range of possible futures. Imagination is the foundation of everything that is uniquely and distinctively human. It is the basis of language, the arts, the sciences, systems of philosophy, and the all the vast intricacies of human culture.” Sir Ken Robinson

“Reality is not an exhibit for man’s inspection, labeled: "Do not touch.” There are no appearances to be photographed, no experiences to be copied, in which we do not take part.
Science, like art, is not a copy of nature but a re-creation of her. We...

“Reality is not an exhibit for man’s inspection, labeled: "Do not touch.” There are no appearances to be photographed, no experiences to be copied, in which we do not take part.

Science, like art, is not a copy of nature but a re-creation of her. We re-make nature by the act of discovery, in the poem or in the theorem. And the great poem and the deep theorem are new to every reader, and yet are his own experiences, because he himself re-creates them. They are the marks of unity in variety; and in the instant when the minds seizes this for itself, in art or in science, the heart misses a beat.“ Jacob Bronowski

“The arts especially address the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak; when you’re present in the current moment, when you’re resonating with the excitement of this thing that...

“The arts especially address the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak; when you’re present in the current moment, when you’re resonating with the excitement of this thing that you’re experiencing, when you are fully alive.” Sir Ken Robinson

“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” Leonardo da Vinci

“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” Leonardo da Vinci

“A man becomes creative, whether he is an artist or scientist, when he finds a new unity in the variety of nature. He does so by finding a likeness between things which were not thought alike before.” Jacob Bronowski

“A man becomes creative, whether he is an artist or scientist, when he finds a new unity in the variety of nature. He does so by finding a likeness between things which were not thought alike before.” Jacob Bronowski

“Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind.” Jacob Bronowski