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Edwin Catmull Quotes: You can give a great film idea to a mediocre team and they may screw it up, but if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they will turn it into a great film.
         

You can give a great film idea to a mediocre team and they may screw it up, but if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they will turn it into a great film.


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If everyone is trying to prevent error, it screws things up.



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If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a good group, they'll fix it. Or they'll throw it away and come up with something else.



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You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.



If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.

If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.



Creativity doesn't follow titles. It just comes from where it comes from.

Creativity doesn't follow titles. It just comes from where it comes from.



Art isn't about drawing; it's about learning to see. What organization doesn't need this ability?

Art isn't about drawing; it's about learning to see. What organization doesn't need this ability?



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Success hides problems...you don't need to address problems.



For me, creativity includes problem-solving. That's the broad definition of it.

For me, creativity includes problem-solving. That's the broad definition of it.



Every creative person can draft into service those around them who exhibit the right mixture of intelligence, insight, and grace.

Every creative person can draft into service those around them who exhibit the right mixture of intelligence, insight, and grace.



I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the center of that is an awkward place to be.

I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the center of that is an awkward place to be.





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