Work Cures Everything
March 12th, 2009
“Work cures everything.” Henri Matisse
“The fact that people who create are good workers tends to be lost.” Abraham Maslow
“Luck is the by-product of busting your fanny.” Don Sutton
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” Henry David Thoreau
“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” Emile Zola
“Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.” Gustave Flaubert
March 12th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Encouraging words!
The last few days, I’ve been tackling getting things shifted and sorted – some material to go to storage, some to be donated to the library. But I’m tired of having the (former) office books sitting around in boxes. And clearing the spaces will make me much more inclinded to do all sorts of creative work – more than just the writing. I WANT that.
March 12th, 2009 at 10:18 am
“It takes a lot of time and hard work to become an overnight sensation.” –Torsten Adair
March 12th, 2009 at 10:42 am
“Inspiration comes of working every day.” – Charles Baudelaire, that naughty, dirty boy
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.” – Pablo Picasso, that naughty, dirty old man
March 12th, 2009 at 11:48 am
“When we sit down each day and do our work… The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight… we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings.” — Steven Pressfield
March 12th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
“Feeling unmotivated? Then give yourself a swift kick in the ass, before life kicks you somewhere even more sensitive.” – Bill Myers
March 12th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Love your quote, Bill! LOL
March 12th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Love these quotes.