"It's actually hard for creative people to know themselves because the creative self is more complex than the non-creative self. The things that stand out the most are the paradoxes of the creative self Imaginative people have messier minds."

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Source : "18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently" by Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2014.

Scott Barry Kaufman

#Self Quotes #People Quotes #Creative Quotes

“City lights shine bright on my complexion, Self-reflection...red hairs flashing at the intersection. Life is a green light, one star, no script, Supporting actors...fresh peaches, no pit.”
“That isnâ€™t about money, fame, or power. Itâ€™s about will, dedication, commitment, and knowing your self-worth. You can be poor as dirt and have those traits. Money canâ€™t buy you values. You just need to know what is important to you and then feel secure in your pursuit to achieve that.”
“What will it cost [a person] to be a true Christian? It will cost him his self-righteousn ess. He must cast away all pride and high thoughts, and conceit of his own goodness. He must be content to go to heaven as a poor sinner, saved only by free grace, and owing all to the merit and righteousness of another.”
“The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.”
“If we're not able to be alone, we're going to be more lonely. And if we don't teach our children to be alone, they're only going to know how to be lonely.”
“The struggle between centralization and decentralization is at the core of American history.”
“Isn't it fascinating that Nazis always manage to adopt the word freedom?”
“I am always writing music. I have got unlimited ideas because I have been clean and sober for my entire life.”

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