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“The way of the martial artist is the way of enduring, surviving and prevailing over all that would destroy him. More than delivering strikes and slashes, and deeper in significance than the simple outwitting of an enemy, Ninpô is the way of attaining that which we need while making the world a better place. The skill of the Ninja is the art of winning.”

World Way Needs Art Artist Winning Simple Enemy Skills Endure Deeper Strikes Martial Arts Significance Better Place Surviving Delivering Prevailing Ninja Martial Artist Outwitting

Author:Toshitsugu Takamatsu

“One should not be too difficult. An artist should not treat himself like an enemy.”

Should Artist Difficult Enemy Treats Difficulty

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“Wholeness is the enemy of the artist. We ought to be broken, ruined in some way.”

Way Artist Enemy Broken Ought Wholeness Ruined

Author:Ben Okri

“The artist must possess at least as much conviction as does his enemy, the dogmatic, mealy-mouthed, anti-art bigot.”

Doe Art Artist Enemy Conviction Bigots Dogmatic

Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“I have plenty of enemies... among artists who resent my earning a living. They think I should go off and starve while painting something 'significant.”

Thinking Should Artist Money Enemy Painting Significant Plenty Earning Resent Earning A Living

Author:Arnold Friberg

“Off fall the wife, the mother, the lover, the teacher, and the violent artist takes over. I am I alone. I belong to no one but myself. I mate with no one but the spirit. I own no land, have no kin, no friend or enemy. I have no road but this one.”

Spirit Mother Artist Fall Enemy Teacher Wife Land Lovers Violent Mates No Friends

Book:Myself

Source: Myself