“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
“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
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