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title: "1 Grow Artist Quotes By Kadir Nelson"
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> [I think it's important to have confidence, but then it's also important to try to try something new, to leave your comfort zone to try to grow. That's why I'm trying to grow as an artist and trying to figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/i-think-it-s-important-to-have-confidence-but-then-it-s-also/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

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## More by Kadir Nelson

> [Be present in your work because kids live in the moment, so as soon as you're not in the present, you're not being authentic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/be-present-in-your-work-because-kids-live-in-the-moment-so-as-soon-as/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [What's important about the artists we learn about in art history and see in all the art books is that they have somehow pushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/what-s-important-about-the-artists-we-learn-about-in-art-history-and/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [For me, each book is kind of like a silent film. If you were to remove the words and just look at the pictures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/for-me-each-book-is-kind-of-like-a-silent-film-if-you-were-to-remove/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [My uncle, who's an art teacher, took me under his wing and gave me a really strong foundation in art. I spent summers with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/my-uncle-who-s-an-art-teacher-took-me-under-his-wing-and-gave-me-a/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [I'm an artist by trade and an author by necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/i-m-an-artist-by-trade-and-an-author-by-necessity/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [As a kid, I drew cartoon characters and comic book heroes. Spiderman and the X-Men were my favorites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/as-a-kid-i-drew-cartoon-characters-and-comic-book-heroes-spiderman/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [When I look at American history and I look at what history means to me, I look at it as if it were a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/when-i-look-at-american-history-and-i-look-at-what-history-means-to/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [My purpose is to create a mirror for the reader to see themselves, to create a light for people to see themselves in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/my-purpose-is-to-create-a-mirror-for-the-reader-to-see-themselves-to/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [Much of the message that I try to put across to students is that they have to figure out what they really like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/much-of-the-message-that-i-try-to-put-across-to-students-is-that-they/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

> [I think it's important to have confidence, but then it's also important to try to try something new, to leave your comfort zone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kadir-nelson/i-think-it-s-important-to-have-confidence-but-then-it-s-also/)

[Kadir Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kadir-nelson/)

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