"If you never question things, your life ends up being limited by other people's imaginations. Take the time to think and dream, to question and reconsider. It is better to be limited by what you can dream for yourself than by where you fit in someone else's dream."
–– James Clear (b. 1986), American writer, Atomic Habits.
Source: Jeff Karp. LIT: Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action. New York: William Morrow, 2024; p. 29.
"To ask the hard question is simple."
–– W.H. Auden (1907-1973), British-born American poet
"We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves."
–– Patti Smith (b. 1946), American writer, poet, singer-songwriter and musician
via: Sketchbook N 14, 2024, p. 41.
"If you don't know what to do, there's actually a chance of doing something new. As long as you know what you're doing, nothing much of interest is going to happen."
–– Philip Glass (b. 1937), American composer and musician
via: Commonplace Book 2024, p. 29.
"Do not fear mistakes, there are none."
–– Miles Davis (1926-1991), American musician, bandleader, and composer
via: Commonplace Book 2024, p. 28.
"When young artists ask, "How can I get past [creative blocks]? I respond: "For one thing, try doing your worst work. Do the worst song you can possibly think of. At the very least, you'll get some idea of what your rules are. At the most, you're going to get something that's better than anything you've every done because it has a lot of pure energy." Just make it bad. Just make it really bad. You know, so pure and bad."
–– Laurie Anderson (b. 1947), American musician and multidisciplinary artist
Source: Laurie Anderson conversation with Brandon Stosuy, November 14, 2016, The Creative Independent (thecreativeindependent.com)
via: Commonplace Book 2024, p. 25-26.
