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Roger Von Oech Quotes

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Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn’t work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Everyone has a ‘risk muscle.’ You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don’t, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Am I Getting Lazy? Am I Too Busy? Am I Becoming Arrogant? Am I Getting Timid? If you answer ‘yes’ to any one of these questions, that’s your warning to Kick that attitude!  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) The hallmark of creative people is their mental flexibility... Sometimes they are open and probing, at others they’re playful and off-the-wall. At still other times, they’re critical and faultfinding. And finally they’re doggedly persistent in striving to reach their goals  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Most brilliance arises from ordinary people working together in extraordinary ways  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Here’s my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind and ask what’s funny about what you’re doing.  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Everyone has a ‘risk muscle.’ You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don’t, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) It’s difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you’re always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas, or under the influence of any of the other mental locks.  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) There is a close relationship between the ha-ha of humor and the aha! of discovery.  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Look for the second right answer  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Life is like a maze in which you try to avoid the exit  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) If you don’t execute your ideas, they die  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) It’s important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desired  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) The worlds of thought and action overlap. What you think has a way of becoming true  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Here’s my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind and ask what’s funny about what you’re doing  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Knowledge is the stuff from which new ideas are made. Thus, the real key to being creative lies in what you do with your knowledge  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) It’s difficult to get your creative juices flowing if you’re always being practical, following rules, afraid to make mistakes, not looking into outside areas, or under the influence of any of the other mental locks  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn’t work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process  (Roger Von Oech Quotes) If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered  (Roger Von Oech Quotes)