10 Quotes About LEGO Building to Inspire Your Creativity

Artist Nathan Sawaya encourages people to reach their full potential and not let traditional conventions or other people’s opinions hold them back.

“Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do with LEGO bricks.” – Nathan Sawaya

LEGO artist Sean Kenney says bricks can be seen as chances for creativity and problem-solving rather than as obstacles.

“The brick is not an obstacle, but an opportunity.” – Sean Kenney

Christopher Miller reflects the limitless potential of creativity and imagination when building with LEGO Bricks. 

“With a bucket of Lego, you can tell any story. You can build an airplane or a dragon or a pirate ship – it’s whatever you can imagine.” – Christopher Miller

“Lego is fun; it’s therapeutic. It’s a beautiful sensation when you click the pieces together.” – James May

Author Jay Woodman portrays LEGO as a symbol of human inventiveness, creativity, and educational value.

“To contemplate LEGO. Many colours. Many shapes. Many inventive and useful shapes. Plastic. A versatile and practical substance. Symbolic of the resourcefulness of man. Oil taken from the depths of the very earth. Distillation of said raw material. Chemical processes. Pollution. Creating a product providing hours of constructive play. For children all over the world. Teaching our young. Through enjoyment. Preparing them for further resourcefulness. The progress of our kind.” – Jay Woodman

Christian Humberg, author of “50 Years of the LEGO Brick”, touches on what makes LEGO so great: the satisfaction of putting together and building something new out of separate parts.

“As the first person present singular of the verb legere, “lego” is also the Latin word for “I assemble” – and therefore completely appropriate for the modularity of the company’s later invention, the LEGO brick.” – Christian Humberg

“The sound a box of Lego makes is the noise of a child’s mind working, looking for the right piece. Shake it, and it’s almost creativity in aural form.”― Grayson Perry, Playing to the Gallery

Author Anthony T. Hincks expresses that LEGO bricks are a creative tool that allows anyone to build and bring their imagination to life.

“Lego, lets me build my imagination.” ― Anthony T. Hincks

Ben Fogle points out that when LEGO was first released, it came in random brick boxes, so kids had to use their imaginations and creativity to build their original creations.

“When I was a child, Lego came in brick form, you’d buy boxes of random bricks. You used your imagination and your mind in your build.” – Ben Fogle

Rhys Darby says that with LEGO bricks, parents can participate in their children’s playtime and enjoy creating as adults.

“Timing is a very important part of being a father. You should never show your kids things before they’re ready. Especially with movies. Toys like Lego are okay because the fact that your 3-year-old can’t understand the instructions ultimately leads you to constructing it yourself… the secret plan all along.” – Rhys Darby