#rin

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#happiness #suffering #art

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressive creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and opens ways for better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it and shows there are still more pages possible. ↗

— Robert Henri

#artist #daring #disturb #enlighten #interesting

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not. ↗

— Dan Millman

#faith #inspirational #inspirational-quotes #leanring #life

I love you, Lucien, but I am a muse, you are an artist, I am not here to make you comfortable. ↗

— Christopher Moore

#artists #muses #passion #suffering #art

If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#drinks #good #house #just #want

Painting completed my life. I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfilled my horrible life. My painting took the place of all this. I think work is the best. (Frida Kahlo, p. 157) ↗

— Martha Zamora

#frida-kahlo #fulfillment #suffering #art

I take it, since you sought to change matters, I was the one you found boring. ↗

— Emma Wildes

#colton #matters #change

..I don't count Jennifer among my mistakes. She had a severe infection and precious little reserve. Nevertheless, I think of her often. Those minutes of terror and confusion I felt standing powerless in her room served as a visceral reminder throughout my training... that the big picture isn't enough in medicine... ↗

— Lisa Sanders

#medicine #art

I'm keenly aware of the Principle of Priority, which states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what's important first. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#principle-of-priority #priorities #urgent #art

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ↗

— Leo Buscaglia

#compliment #kind-word #life #listen #potential