"Contrary to popular belief, all evolving artists are in a full time battle with mediocrity."

-- Robert Genn

#Artist Quotes #Battle Quotes #Mediocrity Quotes

“Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.”
“When you do well in school as a young person you can foresee a bountiful future for yourself. When you don't do well, the future you see is bleak. It's tough to find an honour student in trouble with the law. We have to feel that we're of value and we get that from people reacting to our prudence.”

Source : Source: fightnetwork.com
“I brought you the truth about our city and the reason we are in it. If you aren't thanking me for it, you should at least do something about it instead of sitting here on this mess you made, pretending it's a throne!”
“Investment in reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cause of errors, or until someone insists on getting some useful work done.”

Source : Arthur Bloch (1991). “The complete Murphy's law: a definitive collection”, PSS Adult
“Have you ever wondered how nostalgia isn"t what it used to be?”
“To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated.”
“For me, I want to see diversity in storytelling sources because we live in a very diverse society, and the stories are for the whole society. That's really important. For me, as a female filmmaker, when I was out on the festival circuit on 2006, I felt like such a freaking anomaly - an oddity.”

Source : "Sundance Interview with Lynn Shelton - Director of Touchy Feely". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, womenandhollywood.com.
“My hands are full when you give me your hand.”

Source : Edmond Jabes, Edmond Jabès, Rosmarie Waldrop (1991). “The Book of Questions: Volume II [Yaël; Elya; Aely; El, Or the Last Book]”, p.147, Wesleyan University Press

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