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God is in the world, or nowhere, creating continually in us and around us. Insofar as man partakes of this creative process does he partake of the divine, of God, and that participation is his immortality.

God is in the world, or nowhere, creating continually in us and around us. Insofar as man partakes of this creative process does he partake of the divine, of God, and that participation is his immortality.

Alfred North Whitehead

Creativity, Men, Creating

Alfred North Whitehead, Lucien Price (2001). “Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead”, p.366, David R. Godine Publisher

The 'silly question' is the first intimation of some totally novel development.

Alfred North Whitehead

Silly, Creativity, Ideas

"Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead".

Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them.

Alfred North Whitehead

Motivation, Life And Love, Creativity

Alfred North Whitehead, Lucien Price (2001). “Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead”, p.98, David R. Godine Publisher

Seek simplicity, and distrust it.

Alfred North Whitehead

Creativity, Science, Simplicity

The Concept of Nature ch. 7 (1920)

But harmony is limitation. Thus rightness of limitation is essential for growth of reality. Unlimited possibility and abstract creativity can procure nothing.

Alfred North Whitehead

Creativity, Reality, Growth

Alfred North Whitehead (2011). “Religion in the Making”, p.137, Cambridge University Press

Now in creative thought common sense is a bad master. Its sole criterion for judgement is that the new ideas shall look like the old ones. In other words it can only work by suppressing originality.

Alfred North Whitehead

Creativity, Ideas, Common Sense

Alfred North Whitehead (1958). “An Introduction to Mathematics”, p.116, New York : Oxford University Press, 1958 [c1948]