"As actors, we feel like we have to be ready, but I'd say you're never ready. You're not prepared for something you've never done before, so let go of that. This past year I did some symphony gigs for the first time, and it was incredible. It was better than being ready, because I just had to be new."
–– Ali Stroker (b. 1987), American author, actress, singer
Source: New York Times T Style Magazine, Sunday April 21, 2024, p. 56.
"When I feel creatively stuck I remember some great advice a furniture designer gave me years ago: by starting to make something, the act of making will function as a problem-solving process and the work will reveal itself to me in unfolding layers as I continue to put in the time."
–– Tara Badcock, Tasmanian artist
Source: Faire Magazine Issue 9, July 2023, p. 61.
via: Aboveground Art Supplies Sketchbook 2020, 2024, p. 31.
"The first action may be the tiniest, easiest-to-overlook thing. But it is surprisingly fierce."
–– Greg McKeown (b. 1977), British-American writer, public speaker and business consultant
Source: Greg McKeown. Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most. New York: Currency, 2021; p. 111.
via: Day In and Day Out Notebook, 2022, p. 43.
"Well begun is half done."
–– Old adage
via: Day In & Day Out Notebook, 2018, p. 26.
"Life begins on the other side of despair."
–– Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French philosopher and writer
via: Sketchbook 26, 2022, p. 145.
