"In life and art it's better to be an enthusiastic amateur than a jaded professional."

-- Robert Genn

#Art Quotes #Enthusiastic Quotes #Profession Quotes

“When I wouldn't leave home without my blue contacts or when I was bleaching my hair, I didn't have the language to articulate that I was trying to assimilate to whiteness. If anything, I was trying to "look normal."”
“I'm trying to honestly do what I want to do, in the most honest way, and not worry about the consequences, because what's the worst thing that can happen? People don't like it, I go home. I'm not going to get hung by my thumbs. And as long as I don't read the reviews or care about what people say on a website or worry about those kind of things, then I'll probably be very happy.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Life, the raw material, is only lived in potentia until the artist deploys it in his work.”
“The manifestation of Truth is a mystery of Love, just as, conversely, the content of Love is a mystery of Truth.”

Source : Frithjof Schuon (2011). “Understanding Islam: A New Translation with Selected Letters”, p.159, World Wisdom, Inc
“Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.”
“The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.”
“The world was beautiful when looked at in this way-without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.”
“Protect your voice and your vision. If going on the Internet and reading Internet reviews is bad for you, donâ€™t do it. â€¦ Do what gets you to write and not what blocks you. â€¦ Donâ€™t take any guff off anybody.”

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