Able Quote by Clara Schumann

I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson said once…

— Fredrika Bremer

“It always seemed to me," she said at last, "that it must require a great deal of courage to be an artist, if only…

— Richard Yates

The woman who needs to create works of art is born with a kind of psychic tension in her which drives her unmercifully to…

— May Sarton

Once I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn't always…

— Judy Chicago

I think it's quite obvious my work is made by a woman, because I have never wanted to make anything that is not ephemeral.…

— Cornelia Parker

Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to…

— Anonymous

Perhaps I have no talent, but all vanity aside - I do not believe that anyone makes an artistic attempt, no matter how small,…

— Paul Gauguin

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.

— Francis Ford Coppola

Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.

— Erica Jong

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise.…

— Sylvia Plath

Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind.

— Howard Shore

If I have a talent, it lies in the creative process.

— Chris Stapleton