Balance

"Both. I sometimes feel I am right, but do not know it. When two expeditions of scientists went to test my theory I was convinced they ... I'm enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination, which I think is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."—Albert Einstein

While I do believe that imagination is imperative in artistic development, talent, performance, and lifestyle, I'm not quite sure that I agree wholeheartedly with Einstein's claim. Why? I believe that imagination coexist and interact in a similar manner as the subjective and objective. They are--if you will--magnetic: opposing cognitive abilities whose polarities both repel and attract. As mentioned in Taylor's essay, Knowledge is public. Imagination is private. Imagination provides escape. Knowledge is reality. Knowledge facilities community and continuity, while imagination facilitates change. Imagination is grounded in knowledge. As Buddhists, the Chinese, and even Isaac Newton believe, balance is key. Quantity isn't necessarily best. As for art, I believe that these concepts can be applied and that imagination and knowledge are both necessary in the creative process. What does everyone else think?