#artist

At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this beautiful and important. ↗

— M.C. Escher

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Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion. ↗

— Seth Godin

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There are several ways to perform almost any act - an efficient, workable, artistic way and a careless, indifferent, sloppy way. Care and artistry are worth the trouble. They can be a satisfaction to the practitioner and a joy to all beholders. ↗

— Helen Nearing

#craftsmanship #life

But if a role model in her seventies isn't layered with contradictions - as we all come to be - then what good is she? Why bother to cut the silhouette of another's existence and place it against our own if it isn't as incongruous, ambiguous, inconsistent, and paradoxical as our own lives are? ↗

— Molly Peacock

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Mediocrity is Death. ↗

— Suleman Abdullah

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Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

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But an artist, he realized. Or rather so-called artist. Bohemian. That's closer to it. The artistic life without the talent. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

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Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

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Fueled by my inspiration, I ran across the room to steal the cup of coffee the bookshelf had taken prisoner. Lapping the black watery brew like a hyena, I tossed the empty cup aside. I then returned to the chair to continue my divine act of creation. Hot blood swished in my head as my mighty pen stole across the page. ↗

— Roman Payne

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The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work. ↗

— Berthold Auerbach

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