It is a beautiful truth that all men contain something of the
artist in them. And perhaps it is the case that the greatest
artists live and die, the world and themselves alike ignorant
what they possess. ~ Walt Whitman
We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our
purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to
see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other's opposite
and complement. ~ Herman Hesse
Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. ~ Beatrix Potter
Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can offer with the
cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation, but of the adopted
talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so heroic. George Carlin
Quotes about uniqueness, life
- What artistry lies within you?
- To what extent has it been cultivated?
