I have often had occasion to notice how, where a direct question would fail to elicit a response, a false assumption brings instant information in the form of a contradiction.
Put your ass where your heart wants to be.
Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got.
Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.
In the hierarchy, the artist faces outward. Meeting someone new he asks himself, What can this person do for me? How can this person advance my standing? In the hierarchy, the artist looks up and looks down. The one place he can't look is that place he must: within.
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
Honesty is not synonymous with truth.
And after drawing comes composition. A well-composed painting is half done
Remember when you picked me up like a frisbee and tossed me across you yard?
There are voices and they must be heard.