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“The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable. He has to take pride in being more miserable than any soldier or swabbie or jet jockey. Because this is war, baby. And war is hell.”

Quote by Steven Pressfield

Book:The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

This book explores the challenges faced by artists and creatives in their pursuit of artistic expression, offering strategies to overcome internal obstacles and foster a productive creative mindset. more

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Steven Pressfield

Steven Pressfield, born in 1943, is a renowned author known for his historical and war novels. His works are highly appreciated for their deep historical insights and vivid depiction of war scenes. more

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“Tomorrow morning the critic will be gone, but the writer will still be there facing the blank page. Nothing matters but that he keep working.”

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“If we were born to overthrow the order of ignorance and injustice of the world, it’s our job to realize it and get down to business.”

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“It can pay off, being a hack. Given the depraved state of American culture, a slick dude can make millions being a hack. But even if you succeed, you lose, because you’ve sold out your Muse, and your Muse is you, the best part of yourself, where your finest and only true work comes from.”

Ifs States Culture Given Loses Pay Millions Succeed Muse Finest American Culture Hacks Depraved Slick Sold Out

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“It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life.”

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“Don't prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.”

Brain Enemy Ready Excuse Resistance Preparation

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“I guess what I want to say to us artists and entrepreneurs is that conventional yardsticks of success don't apply to all enterprises. Labors of love count.”

Want Artist Labor Entrepreneur Enterprise Conventional Yardsticks Labor Of Love

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“Don't prepare, do. Don't let Resistance sucker you into wasting months on background, foundation, planning. All that can come later.”

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“When we make our art a practice, when we make our workspace sacred and enter it daily with respect and high intention, then we elevate our actions (even if they're taking place within the profane arena of commerce) beyond ego and above gimme-gimme ambition.”

Ifs Art Action Practice Ego Ambition Sacred Intention Commerce Arena Our Actions Profane Workspace

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“In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline. Dionysian; Apollonian. Passion;reason.”

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“But nothing really clicked for me until I gave up completely on hitting the overlap and just did what I loved, even when I thought nobody else in the world would be interested.”

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