Agency Quote by Norman Lindsay

When the artist activates his being, awakens to his surroundings, and sets himself the task of creating, connections are made out of conscious awareness…

— Eric Maisel

The creative union of the conscious with the unconscious is what one usually calls 'inspiration.'

— Leon Trotsky

Artists are most themselves when they are out of their minds, transcending the ego skirmishes of conceptual thought, and intuitively relinquishing control to the…

— Alex Grey

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of sub-consciousnessóI wouldnít know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness

— Aaron Copland

So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.

— Anthony Storr

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

— Aaron Copland

Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.

— Ray Bradbury

In the creative act, the artist goes from intention to realization through a chain of totally subjective reactions.

— Marcel Duchamp

“Be your own work of art. Don’t find yourself; invent yourself. ‘Change Your Mind”

— Rod Judkins

Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected.

— Deepak Chopra

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of…

— Aaron Copland

Nothing in Art is achieved by will alone. It is achieved by docilely submitting to the subconscious.

— Odilon Redon