Quotes 317: Édith Piaf

"Use your faults." 

–– Édith Piaf (1915-1963), French singer 

via Sketchbook 8, 2009, p. 34

Quotes 316: Robert Hughes

"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize." 

–– Robert Hughes (1938-2012), Australian writer and art critic 

via Sketchbook 8, 2009, p. 26 

Quotes 315: John Ashbery

"misunderstanding is a creative process, another word for metaphor." 

–– John Ashbery (1927-2017), American poet and art critic; quote from Jane Hammond: Paper Work 

via Sketchbook 8, 2009, p. 13

Quotes 314: Hazel Henderson

"We are all making the future every minute that we live, by way of our collective and individual decisions. If we think like that, everybody is a futurist." 

–– Hazel Henderson (b. 1933), British writer, futurist, and economic iconoclast; quote from Massive Change by Bruce Mau. 

via Sketchbook 7, 2009, p. 104

Quotes 313: Oscar Wilde

"Colour can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways." 

–– Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet and playwright 

via Sketchbook 7, 2009, p. 97

Quotes 312: Sun Tzu

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." 

–– Sun Tzu (544-496 BC), Chinese military strategist, writer, philosopher 

via Sketchbook 7, 2009, p. 88

Quotes 311: James Hillman

"The world does not ask for belief. It asks for noticing, attention, appreciation, and care." 

–– James Hillman (1926-2011), American Jungian psychologist 

via Sketchbook 7, 2009, p. 77