Picasso, Greene, Lee, and The Art of Creativity

Three Point Thursday | 3 Timeless Maxims

To curious minds,

Happy Three Point Thursday.

Here’s 3 quotes I’m thinking about:

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“Art is theft.”

—Pablo Picasso

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“Learn to use the knowledge of the past and you will look like a genius, even when you are really just a clever borrower.”

—Robert Greene

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“Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own.”

—Bruce Lee

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) when he realizes I stole his quote for Three Point Thursday

Steve Jobs said Apple was shameless about stealing great ideas. Kobe Bryant was a notorious thief of Michael Jordan. The architecture of U.S. government buildings is a robbery of the styles from Ancient Greece.

Carry out a heist on the wisdom of your heroes. Add in your own perspective and experiences. Multiply by your intuition and idiosyncrasies.

And Voila.

To your creativity.