Quotes: John O'Donohue

"In Celtic understanding the soul is "the place where the imagination lives.""

–– John O'Donohue (1956-2008), Irish author, priest, philosopher, poet

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2008, p. 165. 

Quotes: Clarissa Pinkola Estés

"At its root, creativity is not about success or failure. It's a spiritual path. It's mystery."

–– Clarissa Pinkola Estés (b. 1945), American author and psychoanalyst 

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2008, p. 165. 

Quotes: Thelonious Monk

"A note can be as small as a pin or as big as the world; it depends on your imagination."

–– Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), American jazz pianist and composer 

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2009, p. 175. 

Quotes: Frank Wilczek

"If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake." 

–– Frank Wilczek (b. 1951), American theoretical physicist and mathematician

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2009, p. 176. 

Quotes: Agnes DeMille

 "Dance in the body you have." 

–– Agnes DeMille (1905-1993), American dancer and choreographer

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2009, p. 179.

Quotes: Francis Bacon

"Education is what remains after the facts are gone."

–– Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Irish-born British painter 

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2007, p. 189. 

Quotes: Eric Booth

"Remember our etymologies: experience means almost the same as experiment, and an expert is one who is good at experiencing in a particular situation. Learning by experience is taking in the successful gleanings from standard artistic practice the improvisations between you and the real world." 

–– Eric Booth, American actor, teacher, and author 

Source: Eric Booth. The Everyday Work of Art. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 1997; p. 152.

via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2007, p. 191.