"The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience forces it to do so." ― Henri Poincare Topic(s): Experience More From Henri Poincare "It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover." "If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living." "The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful." More In Experience "Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain – there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up – and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It’s a complete experience."― Eli Wallach "My time at Shell was a most valuable experience because it taught me to look at the world in a long-term way. Shell takes a 20-year view on events and plans for different scenarios. It makes you see the world as a kind of large matrix."― Vince Cable "Well, my background is journalism. I don’t have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college."― Dave Eggers