Quotes: Michael Snow

"Art is like a game, every time I feel like I'm going to lose, I change the rules." 

–– Michael Snow (1928-2023), Canadian artist

Quotes: Marcel Duchamp

"Art is a game between all people of all periods."

–– Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), French conceptual artist 

Quotes: Julie Andrews

"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly." 

–– Julie Andrews (b. 1935), English singer, actress, and author 

Quotes: Elizabeth Gilbert

"You need to learn how to start saying no to things you do want to do, with the recognition that you have only one life."

–– Elizabeth Gilbert (b. 1969), American writer and journalist 

via: Commonplace Book, 2022, 2024, p. 141.

Quotes: Adam Alter

 "... Novelty is overrated; Success often comes when you're second or third, or even twenty-second, to the party. The key is to keep pushing, because you're more likely to succeed with experience –– and also because you're likelier to get lucky as time passes." 

–– Adam Alter, South African writer and professor

Source: Adam Alter. Anatomy of a Breakthrough. Toronto: Simon & Shuster, 2023; p. 30. 

via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2023, p. 132.

Quotes: Quincy Jones

"[B]eing exposed to more than what is available to you in your immediate sphere of life is an important variable in the equation of growth. To put it simply, you gotta "go to know." You've got to step outside of what is familiar to you because falling prey to comfort only prevents you from experiencing the fullness of life that different people, places, and languages have to offer." 

–– Quincy Jones (b. 1933), American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. 

Source: Quincy Jones. 12 Notes on Life and Creativity. New York: Abrams Image, 2022; p. 29. 

via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2023, p. 121.

Quotes: Austin Kleon

"Believe that there is no such thing as waste. Creative work is the residue of time "wasted." Of materials "wasted." 

–– Austin Kleon (b. 1983), American writer

Source: Austin Kleon Blog post Tuesday April 23, 2024 

via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2024, p. 164.