Born Quote by Eric Maisel

Affirmations need to be used if they are to become incorporated into the fabric of your being.

— Eric Maisel

The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated.

— Eric Maisel

Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those…

— Eric Maisel

You can't plan in advance for everything - every mood swing, every mistake you might make in execution, every shift in your circumstances. But…

— Eric Maisel

It is in an artist's real interest to congratulate herself more often: not out of narcissism, but in her role as her own dear…

— Eric Maisel

“What if you can't help but judge life negatively? What if yesterday felt awful, today feels awful, and tomorrow is likely to feel awful…

— Eric Maisel

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

— Eric Maisel

“The song you write may be beautiful, the research you conceive may be beautiful, but you are the real beauty in life.”

— Eric Maisel

“How you conceptualize meaning matters. If you hold that it is outside of yourself and must be tracked down, you have one idea of…

— Eric Maisel

Artists have wild desires and a terrible hunger to achieve... Without it they haven't the juice for striving or loving. But desire also can…

— Eric Maisel

If you bring your sexual impulses to your creative work... you'll be working from deep in the genetic code, down where life wants to…

— Eric Maisel

The artist is a god, but he is also an idiot. That is the human way.

— Eric Maisel