Kenneth Rexroth Quote – The Creative Act
“Against the ruin of the world, there is only one defense—the creative act.” – Kenneth Rexroth
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Martha Graham Quote – The Only Sin Is Mediocrity
“The only sin is mediocrity.” – Martha Graham
Read moreRobin Williams Quote – A Little Spark Of Madness
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams
Read moreAnne Lamott Quote – Giving
“You are going to have to give and give and give, or there’s no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. There is no cosmic importance to your getting […]
Read morePablo Picasso Quote – The urge to destroy is also a creative urge
“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.” – Pablo Picasso
Read moreJohann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – Art
“There is no surer way of evading the world than by Art, and no surer way of uniting with it than by Art.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Read moreJ.D. Salinger Quote – Perfection
“An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.” – J.D. Salinger
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“Music is the epitome of words that our soul would speak if it had a verbal language.”
Read moreLaurens van der Post Quote – Bach
“I remembered a story of how Bach was approached by a young admirer one day and asked, ‘But, Papa Bach, how do you manage to think of all these new tunes?’ ‘My dear fellow,’ Bach is said to have answered,… ‘I have no need to think of them. I have the greatest difficulty not to step on them when I […]
Read moreLouis-Ferdinand Céline Quote – All Great Innovation Is Built On Rejection
“All great innovation is built on rejection.” – Louis-Ferdinand Céline
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