“Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor.”
"The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them."
- Steven Pressfield
Self-awareness
"Start before you’re ready."
- Steven Pressfield
Motivation
"The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying."
- Steven Pressfield
Hard Work
"Creative work is a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got."
- Steven Pressfield
Contribution
"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
- Maya Angelou
Creativity
"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."
- Jamie Paolinetti
Creativity
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
- Herman Melville
Creativity
"I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying."
- Oscar Wilde
Creativity
"Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too."
- Isabel Allende
Creativity