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“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

“When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something.”

“For great things do not done just happen by impulse but are a succession of small things linked together.”

“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt; perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.”

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.”

“The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.”

“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.”

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”

“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.”

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.”

“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.”

“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.”

“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”

“Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.”

“You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.”

“Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.”

“The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.”

“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer.”

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”