It thanked her for the life she breathed into hits being; without her influence, this little being would not have been in the Garden of Glory.

Art transcends its limitations only by staying within them.

Creativity leads others to where I lead you, to an unseen beauty, so ineffable its very beauty destroys itself…

I don’t create my images as visual equations to be solved, but rather, i create them as internal landscapes that the viewer can explore. I enjoy sharing the why behind the what, of my creations…...

Hurry up! Do it – get it done. You got work to do. Don’t put this off and don’t take the long view. Life is today and tomorrow, and if you are lucky, may be...

When I take a break, even just a brief one, the creative energy flows in. Only then do I have anything of value to share with others. Once I recognized this, I stopped feeling guilty...

I have learned that what I have not drawn I have never really seen, and that when I start drawing an ordinary thing, I realize how extraordinary it is, sheer miracle.

Split your skull—a hatchet works well enough. Take a more delicate instrument—a scalpel, perhaps—and make a hand-sized slit; it doesn’t matter where. Reach in (no glove needed), plunge down to the very bottom, pinch the...

Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience.

The reason for spiritual enlightenment is not to escape life, but to learn how to live it richly, to enjoy it.The Language of Soul

If the fate of the universe was decided in a single moment at the instant of the Big Bang , that was the most creative moment of all.

Because we want to be inwardly secure, we are constantly seeking methods and means for this security, and thereby we create authority, the worship of another, which destroys comprehension, that spontaneous tranquility of mind in...

I’m experimental by nature . . . always exploring my creativity.

Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; ‘Tis wise to learn: ’tis God-like to create!

Sometimes broken hearts are needed, that way you will appreciate the one that handles it with care.

I believe in nurturing creativity and offering a haven for creators, enabling them to develop their ideas to the fullest. With more and more talented creators being drawn to Cirque in an environment that fulfills...

The vocational approach at NOCCA (New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts) helps build grit in students. It teaches them how to be single-minded in pursuit of a goal, to sacrifice for the sake of...

Creativity’s too big a pill; the truth’s too hard to swallow. Sprinkle sugar in a straight line and we’ll all inhale and follow.

Where the Divine and the Human Meet” shows how important it is to meet the world with the creativity of an artist, particularly in these uncertain times: “What do we do with chaos? Creativity has...

There I’m only myself,” she’d said. Standing in the middle of masterpieces that only Jo had ever seen and touched, I knew what she meant.

there is no healthier drug than creativity.

he best thing to do is to loosen my grip on my pen and let it go wandering about until it finds an entrance. There must be one – everything depends on the circumstances, a...

Before innovation – or practical creativity – there is insight. You must see the world differently.

Many believe creativity is mystery, and I always knew that my body is the key.

The boys were amazed that I could make such a poem as that out of my own head, and so was I, of course, it being as much a surprise to me as it could...

The spirit of an artist’s gifts can wake our own.

The heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union; the heart of the mystical union is an experience of creativity.

If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.

Art is not in some far-off place.

After being hurt by the world so much, they began to see the demons within humans. So without hiding it through trickery, they worked to express it.

When the vision fills your brain and passion hits your gut, the need to write it down cannot be stifled. (Marti Melville)

The professional learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment. The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.

A Gift for YouI send you…The gift of a letter from your wise self. This is the part of you that sees you with benevolent, loving eyes. You find this letter in a thick envelope...

I will always know the glory of the beautiful and rare, as they will know security from labour and prayer. As they will hear the laughter of the children they gave life, I will know...

(the modern writer’s aim is) general revelation by suggestion (and) making a very tiny part do for a whole.

I really do literally put myself into a character’s shoes.

Play is just another version of work

Maybe it’s just in America, but it seems that if you’re passionate about something, it freaks people out. You’re considered bizarre or eccentric. To me, it just means you know who you are.

The more people have time to experience the joys of creativity, the less they will be consumers, especially of mass-produced culture. I see that as a kind of new wealth that counts for more than...

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of “green”?

Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.

We are all creative, from the mother adding an extra pinch of garlic to her meal, to the entrepreneur launching a brand new product, to the business consultant who creates a more effective way for...

The act of writing itself is much like the construction of a mirror made of words. Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within the mirror, the author can see fragments of an objective...

Passion + Vision +Skill + Mentoring = Success.

Only Boiled Seeds are afraid of failure.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

I spoke fire, laughed smoke, and madness spilled forth from my inspiration.

And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see – or like a sealed letter they...

Doing better is creativity, doing faster is creativity, doing smarter is creativity, doing right is creativity.