“Art is choosing to do something skillfully, caring about the details, bringing all of yourself to make the finest work you can. It is beyond ego, vanity, self-glorification, and need for approval.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“We are more interested in making others
believe we are happy than in trying
to be happy ourselves. —FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD”
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
believe we are happy than in trying
to be happy ourselves. —FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD”
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
“Living life as an artist is a practice. You are either engaging in the practice or you’re not. It makes no sense to say you’re not good at it. It’s like saying, “I’m not good at being a monk.” You are either living as a monk or you’re not.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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