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Some of my Favorite Quotes*QUOTES FROM THAT WISE PERSON: Anonymous You laugh because I'm different. I laugh because you’re all the same. The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new vistas but in having new eyes. I try to keep an open mind, but not so open that my brains fall out. Organized people are just too lazy to look for things. Masquerading as a normal person day after day is exhausting. Do not be discouraged by what you do not know — but be encouraged by what you can learn. Books, not bombs -- Weapons of mass instruction. Occasionally heaven send us someone who is not only human but divine. This is my gift to you. Soul to soul we will renew a friendship made before I was me and you were you For some the task is to generate light, for others to reflect it. We are not human beings on a spiritual journey, we are spiritual beings on a human journey. For some the task is to generate light, for others to reflect it. Without darkness there can be no dreams. Believe in the moon, in the sky, and the stars, for they are the caretakers of our dreams. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever.
QUOTES FROM WRITERS AND AUTHORS What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Oliver Wendell Holmes Self-knowledge is an anchor that makes unpredictability tolerable. Deepak Chopra Alas for those who never sing and die with all their music in them. Oliver Wendell Holmes Once the mind has been stretched by a new idea, it will never again return to its original size. Oliver Wendell Holmes We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anais Nin "Dare yourself to believe in your creativity, wherever it may lead you. Trust that where it leads, is exactly where you're supposed to be. Your authentic self knows where you're headed. Don't wrestle with Spirit, collaborate with it." Sarah Ban Breathnach, author Every day the choice is presented to us, to live up to the spirit that is in us, or deny it. Henry Miller Hope has wings and perches in the soul ... or so Emily Dickinson says It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. e.e. cummings Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Robert Fulghum, author Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. Louisa May Alcott "To be an artist, it is not necessary to make a living from our creations. It is necessary to live with our eyes wide open, to breathe in the colors of the mountain and sky, to know the sound of leaves rustling, the smell of snow, the texture of bark. To be an artist is to notice every beautiful and tragic thing. To cry freely. To collect experiences and shape them into forms that can be of use. It is not to whine about not having time, but to be creative with every moment. To be an artist is not to wait for others to define us, but to define ourselves, to claim our lives." Jan Phillip, author of "Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity" Invent your world; surround yourself with people, color, sounds and work that nourish you. SARK, Living Juicy Whenever an answer, a solution, or a creative idea is needed, stop thinking for a moment by focusing attention on your inner energy field. … When you resume thinking, it will be fresh and creative. Eckhart Tolle, Practicing the Power of Now “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “In order to create, we draw from our inner well. This inner well, an artistic reservoir, is ideally like a well stocked fish pond... If we don’t give some attention to upkeep, our well is apt to become depleted, stagnant, or blocked... As artists, we must learn to be self nourishing. We must become alert enough to consciously replenish our creative resources as we draw on them — to restock the trout pond, so to speak.” Julia Cameron
Decide now to give yourself magical Abstract Thoughts each and every week.
QUOTES FROM SOME VERY WISE PEOPLE 'The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments. Thich Nhat Hanh How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. Annie Dillard You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt Map out your future, but do it in pencil. Jon Bon Jovi A man is as good as he has to be and a woman is as bad as she dares. E. Hubbard The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. William James The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. Eden Phillpotts Dancers are the athletes of God. Einstein A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright In all chaos there is a cosmos. In all disorder a secret order. Carl Jung Let the waters settle; you will see stars and moon mirrored in your being. Rumi "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW--What a Ride!" Peter Sage And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. Friedrich Nietzsche Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.
QUOTES ABOUT CREATIVITY Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. Mary Lou Cook To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. Joseph Chilton Pearce Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. Arthur Koestler No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you’re keeping the man-child alive. John Cassavetes The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. Ralph Waldo Emerson Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Music is the art of thinking with sounds. Jules Combarie Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created. Jacob Bronowski Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits. Edward de Bono There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. Edward de Bono Stifling a need to create, on the other hand, can leave "a small hole in the fabric of our self-esteem.” Gloria Steinem puts it. Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you. Marsha Norman In the dream worlds, our fears uncoil. SARK You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Robin Williams Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. Arundhati Roy On the whole, money does artists much more good than harm. The idea that one benefits from cold water, crusts and debt collectors is now almost extinct, like belief in the reformatory power of flogging. Robert Hughes A young mistress is better than an old master. H.G. Wells It is such a secret place, the land of tears. Antoine de Saint-Exupery Most people see what is, and never see what can be. Albert Einstein Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever. Horace Mann "Silently, one by one in the infinite meadows of heaven blossomed the lovely stars the forget me nots of angels." Longfellow "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW--What a Ride!" Peter Sage Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. Stella Adler One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Andre Gide It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are. e.e. cummings Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right. Ani DiFranco When you get to be a certain age, you realize that the only thing you have time for is doing exactly what you want." ~Loraine Despres The Southern Belle's Handbook Rule #56 We know what we are but know not what we may be. Emily Dickenson It's never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward It is a happy talent to know how to play. Ralph Waldo Emerson Success is living up to your potential. That's all. Wake up with a smile and go after life, Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it. Joe Kapp The wise are guided by what they feel, not by what they see. Iao je Ching
QUOTES BY ARTISTS Here is a quote I live by. Everything has a secret soul. Kandinsky An artist is not paid for their labor, but for their vision. James McNeil Whistler She flew only when she knew no one else was looking. Brian Andreas (The Story People) Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. Pablo Picasso I don't do as I like. I do as I can! George Braque I just don't accept what 78% of our art people take for granted- that one acts upon the art of one's immediate past. In 1947 and in 1952, Bonnard and Matisse were still absorbing lessons from Cezanne! -R.B. Kitaj You can't possibly invent painting all by yourself. Bonnard Technique is important...but only on the condition that one has so much that it completely ceases to exist! Picasso Flesh was the reason oil paint was invented. Willem DeKooning It takes an artist to find the sun in a blob of yellow paint. Picasso Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. Pablo Picasso Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don’t start measuring her limbs. Pablo Picasso Do not bother about being modern - Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid. Salvador Dali Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility. Pablo Picasso Visitor: "That woman's arm is too long." We artists are indestructible; even in a prison, or in a concentration camp, I would be almighty in my own world of art, even if I had to paint my pictures with my wet tongue on the dusty floor of my cell. Pablo Picasso Genius is childhood recalled at will. Charles Baudelaire Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. Henri Matisse If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams. Paul Gauguin As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Art Disturbs, Science Reassures. Georges Braque Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others, who, thanks to their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso Abstract art is inherently about the search -- and about not finding anything. Gerhard Richter Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art. Leonardo daVinci Color is where our brain and the universe come together. Cézanne Only an artist has the patience to spend a lifetime to become an artist. Hedda Sterne I am always doing that which I cannot do in order to learn how to do it. Picasso
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