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Seeing is in itself a creative act which requires effort.


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There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.



Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.



Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.



Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.



The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.



Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.



Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.



The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.



I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.



Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.





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Wherever Christianity has produced what historians call a 'popular piety' claiming to be part of the national heritage, anti-Christian reaction among the intelligentsia has followed.

Wherever Christianity has produced what historians call a 'popular piety' claiming to be part of the national heritage, anti-Christian reaction among the intelligentsia has followed.



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When people call something "original," 9 out of 10 times they just don't know the references or original sources involved.



When you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won't greet twice.

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I dressed and went for a walk - determined not to return until I took in what Nature had to offer.

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Describing Starry Night: Firmament and planets both disappeared, but the mighty breath which gives life to all things and in which all is bound up remained.

Describing Starry Night: Firmament and planets both disappeared, but the mighty breath which gives life to all things and in which all is bound up remained.




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