“The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and 'have fun'.” ThinkingLongI CanFunHoursWorkHarderBeachHaving FunPleasantPanicLong Day Book:Getting Personal: Selected Writings Source: Getting Personal: Selected Writings
“I think most artists find it difficult to part with their work but it's the parting that keeps us alive and keeps us working. In the case of the chariot, although it's been sold I actually still have it, just in another form.” ThinkingStillsFormArtistDifficultWorkCasesAlivePartingChariots Author:Kit Williams
“You can either tell yourself, 'It's too hard, I don't think I'll be able to do it,' or 'Yes, I can do this. Let me at it!' Only a fine line separates the two. But I'll tell you one thing: if you work like crazy, you'll come to display capabilities that you never knew you had--potentials that you always possessed, but never tapped.” IfsThinkingI CanTwoHardMotivationalAbleCan DoLinesWorkAbilityOne ThingCrazyHard WorkFineLet MePossessionSeparationCapabilityDisplayPossessedFine LinesI Can Do ThisUntapped PotentialYes I Can Author:Josei Toda
“It is the natural instinct of a child to work from within outwards; "First I think, and then I draw my think." What wasted efforts we make to teach the child to stop thinking, and only to observe!” ThinkingFirstsChildrenNaturalWorkEffortTeachDrawsInstinctNatural Instinct Book:Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art Source: Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art