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> [“Entitlement is not a friend of art. Work is. Pain is. Pain is that blessed and despised universal experience that creates more true art than any other human experience. Love is racked with pain. Life’s most joyful experiences—the birth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/entitlement-is-not-a-friend-of-art-work-is-pain-is-pain-is-that/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

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## More by Michael Gungor

> [I used to flirt with fundamentalism, and I had this idea that creation was something that happened. Now I see creation as something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-used-to-flirt-with-fundamentalism-and-i-had-this-idea-that-creation/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [The more successful the work, the more people will step in to try to influence and manipulate the work for their own benefit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/the-more-successful-the-work-the-more-people-will-step-in-to-try-to/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [We are all creators. Whether or not we create is not up to us. We are human, and creating is what we do. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/we-are-all-creators-whether-or-not-we-create-is-not-up-to-us-we-are/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [I'm not one to call out an individual and say "I don't think that is honest." Who am I to know what is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-m-not-one-to-call-out-an-individual-and-say-i-don-t-think-that-is/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [“To truly see is to find hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/to-truly-see-is-to-find-hope/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/any-religious-philosophical-or-political-idea-that-doesn-t-lead-one/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-think-i-m-just-trying-to-be-myself-and-write-songs-that-are-honest/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [“Entitlement is not a friend of art. Work is. Pain is. Pain is that blessed and despised universal experience that creates more true art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/entitlement-is-not-a-friend-of-art-work-is-pain-is-pain-is-that/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/burnout-is-what-happens-when-you-try-to-avoid-being-human-for-too-long/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Creativity is simply the human brain forming new connections between ideas, and we all are engaged in this process every day. The common idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/creativity-is-simply-the-human-brain-forming-new-connections-between/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [To me, God is the basic Reality of the universe. God is what is. That's how Moses wrote that God introduced Himself, isn't it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/to-me-god-is-the-basic-reality-of-the-universe-god-is-what-is-that-s/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/money-is-not-the-root-of-all-kinds-of-evil-the-love-of-money-is-it-s/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [I've found that limitations can be an artist's best friend sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/i-ve-found-that-limitations-can-be-an-artist-s-best-friend-sometimes/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [The danger of art created to rise above the noise is that it may end up being noise itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/the-danger-of-art-created-to-rise-above-the-noise-is-that-it-may-end/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

> [To me genres were always an imaginary things, they're just marketing channels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gungor/to-me-genres-were-always-an-imaginary-things-they-re-just-marketing/)

[Michael Gungor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gungor/)

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