"If you can just focus on creating your art whether that's music or writing a book or painting trust me it is really hard to balance that with a personal life. You have to be willing to sacrifice sometimes things in your personal life if your ultimate goal is to pursue things as an artist."

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Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com

Butch Vig

#Art Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to action. There are some people in the world that we can't help, but there are so many more that we can. So when you see a mother and her children suffering in another part of the world, don't look away. Look right at them. Let them break your heart, then let your empathy and your talents help you make a difference in the lives of others. Whether you volunteer every week or just a few times a year, your time and unique skills are invaluable.”
“I am a Leo. I was born in August and I love the sunshine. I'm like a cat. We live in a very contemporary house with windows all around it. Wherever a sunspot is, I go to it with my yellow pad and my fountain pen and I write there.”
“All progression in spiritual things is dependent upon the attainment of humility.”
“If you plant yourself in one place and let your roots grow deep, there is no limit to what God can do.”
“She was an artist. She held opposites in her mind.”

Source : Richard Ford (2013). “Canada”, p.476, A&C Black
“When I first went to New York I was right out of high school, I was 17 years old, and I had never seen a building over two stories high.”
“I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?”
“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.”

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