Ellen Palestrant > Quotes

“Language is art, language is imagery, music, rhythm, thought, responsibility and communication. With the extensive English vocabulary available to us, an abundance of words allow for precision of depiction - well almost”
― Ellen Palestrant, A Fantasist & A Scientist In Conversation: Creativity, Imagination, and Scientific Verification

“The ideas that linger
and don't go away,
become those stories
that have arrived to stay.”
― Ellen Palestrant

“Dreams have no doors.”
― Ellen Palestrant, The World of Glimpse

“Aesthetic sensibilities among creative individuals can transcend borders, language differences and varying cultural teachings.”
― Ellen Palestrant, A Fantasist & A Scientist In Conversation: Creativity, Imagination, and Scientific Verification

“Always aim high, but remember: height is not the measure of height. Aim is. So aim more. Soar more. Never be aimless. Nor more-or-less. Be more-than-before. Much more.”
― Ellen Palestrant, The World of Glimpse

“I don't know how you see gold...or pink...or any hue. Only you know. The colors you perceive are entirely you, and each time you look, they're different. Depends on your moodprint which affects the glow you give to a color.”
― Ellen Palestrant, The World of Glimpse

“I find this creative journey wondrously mysterious and exciting. It's a journey into the unknown and into an abundance of possibilities.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking

“Dreams have no doors
nor gravity laws.
Just mysteries for you
to unwrap.”
― Ellen Palestrant, If You Shut Your Eyes, You'll hear Some Cosmic Verse

“The Ephemerality of Ideas: Here at 2 - Gone by 2:15 ... It is only by capturing, quickly, that sudden inspiration that we prevent a creative opportunity from being lost forever.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch? The Importance of Creative Thinking

“When I paint, I sail through luminescent swirls and enter domains of rhythmic energy and brilliant color.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking

“Philosopher Frog How hard it is to wake up and find you’re not the least bit famous. You were a philosopher in your dream, but now you’re an ignoramus.”
― Ellen Palestrant, I Touched a Star in My Dream Last Night

“For me, and for so many of us, creativity is a direct springboard to much that is positive in life. It is the catalyst to becoming energetic, vibrant, joyful, generous individuals and contributors to society.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch? The Importance of Creative Thinking

“Commonalities, which need to be celebrated, exist among creative people – as they do in the sciences, the sports or in many other professions and areas of interest. These passionate junctions of communication, such as in the arts and sciences, transcend cultural boundaries and have enormous impact as unifying, creative exchanges – rendezvous without borders”
― Ellen Palestrant, A Fantasist & A Scientist In Conversation: Creativity, Imagination, and Scientific Verification

“I like to think that I have a place in my mind for an imaginary rainbow to dwell – my own internal color spectrum.”
― Ellen Palestrant, A Fantasist & A Scientist In Conversation: Creativity, Imagination, and Scientific Verification

“Children need more time to be simply children and adults need more time to remember their childhood and how they once played.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch? The Importance of Creative Thinking

“When I paint, I abandon myself to the intuitive process and enter a space of uncensored discovery.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking

“Sometimes...
without rhyme or reason,
ideas dive
and leap
from the shelves in my dream-room
into my midnight sleep.”
― Ellen Palestrant, I Touched a Star in My Dream Last Night

“There is no ownership of creativity. Even though it tends to be primarily associated with the arts, creative thinking is found in many disciplines and areas of work.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Conversations About Creativity: Art, Writing, Music, Filmmaking, Theatre, Education, Science & the Synergy of Imagination

“If I nurture my imagination,
gardens will bloom
wreathed with double rainbows,
suffused in All-flower-perfume.”
― Ellen Palestrant, If You Shut Your Eyes, You'll hear Some Cosmic Verse

“Because our world is changing so rapidly, most of us will need to adjust periodically to new and often confusing circumstances. Our best way to plan for tomorrow is to prepare for tomorrow, and to be ready, we need to be adaptable.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch? The Importance of Creative Thinking

“The more you create ... the more you want to create because creativity comes from a place of abundance.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking