“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”
"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
"Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor."
- Steven Pressfield
Creativity
"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
"The effort you invest today is the pride you feel tomorrow."
- Unknown
Hard Work
"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."
- Harry Golden
Hard Work
"A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job."
- Michael Larsen
Hard Work
"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
- Colin Powell
Hard Work