“Children can't help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to sculpt, to write short stories.” WantNeedsWritingMindChildrenHelpingStoriesPagesPaintShort Story Author:Jonah Lehrer
“I want to make beautiful paintings. But I don't make beautiful paintings by putting beautiful paint on a canvas with a beautiful motif. It just doesn't work. I expect my paintings to be strong and surprising.” WantBeautifulStrongPaintingPaintSurprisingCanvasMotifsBeautiful Paintings Author:Albert Oehlen
“I live in Rome and five minutes from my flat is a church where you can walk in and see this beautiful Caravaggio. Just the way this man uses dark paint: dark to create dark to create dark, the layering of the darkness in his work. I just race home: I want to create!” MenWayWantUseHomeBeautifulChurchDarkWalksRaceDarknessFiveMinutesPaintFlatsRomeFive Minutes Author:Taiye Selasi
“Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.” WantGivingWritingJobsGiving UpEconomicsPaint Author:Vikram Seth
“There is something in people; you might even call it a little bit of a gambling instinct… I tell people investing should be dull. It shouldn't be exciting. Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” PeopleIfsWantShouldLittlesMightGrowsBitsLittle BitExcitingInstinctPaintInvestingGrassExcitementDryDullGamblingVegasLas Vegas Author:Paul Samuelson