Cannot Quote by Gary Zukav

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

— Erich Fromm

Creativity takes courage.

— Henri Matisse

“Inspiration can't be performed. It's an audience response to authenticity, courage, selfless work, and genuine wisdom.”

— CHRIS ANDERSON

There can be no forced inspiration.

— Dejan Stojanovic

Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be wooed.

— Anthony Storr

Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without them.

— Louise Bogan

The heart of creativity is discipline.

— William Bernbach

“Practice unfettered living from the heart, abandoning all self-imposed limitations to emerge a new, creativity unleashed, giving of yourself like never before.”

— Pooja Ruprell

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

— Julia Cameron

When the intellect and affections are in harmony; when intellectual consciousness is calm and deep; inspiration will not be confounded with fancy.

— Margaret Fuller

Creativity not committed to public purpose is merely therapy or ego satisfaction.

— Ernest A Jones

A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism.

— Will Self