Creative Life Quotes

50 quotes by 42 authors

You have lost all delight in life. Ahead is a large array of blind alleys. You are half-deliberately, half-desperately cutting off your grip on creative… — Sylvia Plath
All forms of birth--physical, intellectual, spiritual or emotional--bring one to the depths. The power to give birth originates in the creative life spirit birthing all,… — Amy Wright
Through our own creative experience we came to know that the real tradition in art is not housed only in museums and art galleries and… — Lawren Harris
One cannot live a creative life without first letting go of the fear of being wrong. — Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
You have to be able to make a real creative life for Yourself, before you can expect anyone Else to provide one ready-made for you. — Sylvia Plath
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Â Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you… — Twyla Tharp
In those who rest on their unshakable faith, pharisaism and fanaticism are the unmistakable symptoms of doubt which has been repressed. Doubt is not overcome… — Paul Tillich
Nothing needs to happen to a writerâ€™s life after they are 20. By then theyâ€™ve experienced more than enough to last their creative life. — Flannery O'Connor
I think that the very earliest influence was a horror of having to work in a bank or an office, a desire for a free… — Frank Auerbach
Letâ€™s not forget that American democracy started with â€˜We the Peopleâ€™ agreeing to work hard to create â€˜a more perfect union.â€™ Weâ€™ve lost the idea… — Parker J. Palmer
To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible. — Moby
I believe that my whole creative life stemmed from this magic hour under the stars on that hilltop. — Ruth St. Denis
The secret of the creative life is to feel at ease with your own embarrassment. — Paul Schrader
You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however, is not to… — Daisaku Ikeda
The psychic depths are nature, and nature is creative life. — Carl Jung
"A creative life is not just for those fictional few who are "touched by the hand of God." We are all touched by the hand… — Joseph Curiale
The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long,… — Mahbub ul Haq
People frequently believe the creative life is grounded in fantasy. The more difficult truth is that creativity is grounded in reality, in the particular, the… — Julia Cameron
The creative life of the commercial photographer is like the life of a butterfly. Very seldom do we see a photographer who is really productive… — Alexey Brodovitch
Friends who love you and have warmth for your creative life are the very best suns in the world. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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