"If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate."

-- John Ciardi

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“By a quirk of culture and history, it could be that China has arrived today where many other 'more developed countries' will arrive tomorrow.”
“I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fine, old-school fine-dining restaurants.”
“But, God knows best, I concluded.”
“Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.”

Source : "He can see clearly now / Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins looks at success, love, creativity". Interview with Julian Guthrie, www.sfgate.com. April 20, 2003.
“For me, between "Reference" and "Sketching & Conceptualizing" is the "Get the Hell Out of the Studio" step. I most often NEED to shut off the computer, push myself back from my desk and escape the studio space to let possible ideas percolate in my gray matter before committing anything to paper or digital imagery as a sketch or a concept.”

Source : Source: justcreative.com
“In a world as empirical as ours, a youngster who does not know what he is good at will not be sure what he is good for.”
“...protect your hands! Some fans demonstrate their enthusiam with bone-crushing hand shakes. My former teacher Julian Bream often bows Japanese style with his hands behind his back. Smart man !...”
“I donâ€™t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions.”

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