Quotes: Georges Braque

"There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain." 

–– Georges Braque (1882-1963), French painter, collagist, printmaker, and sculptor 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 61

Quotes: Rainer Maria Rilke

"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches. For the creative, there is no poverty."

–– Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist 

via Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 60

Quotes: Sigmund Freud

"One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful." 

–– Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 58 

Quotes: Thomas Friedman

"Big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately necessary." 

–– Thomas L. Friedman (b. 1953), American political commentator and writer 

Source: The New York Times, May 15, 2012 

via Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 55 

Quotes: Ludwig van Beethoven

"Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine." 

–– Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer and pianist 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 54

Quotes: Paulo Coelho

"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere." 

–– Paulo Coelho (b. 1947), Brazilian writer 

via Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 47

Quotes: Rūmī

"Respond to every call that excites your spirit."

 –– Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273), Persian poet and Sufi mystic; interpretation by Coleman Barks (b. 1937), American poet 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 45