I tend to think that there's an element of music that cannot be captured. Life cannot be captured. The human heart cannot be captured. The moment of creation itself is fleeting. Hachiko: A Dog's Story Parker Wilson life music heart Beautiful Quotes
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh life quotes
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people. Steve Jobs creative creativity
The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence. Midnight in Paris Gertrude Stein art artist Meaningful Quotes
I couldn't care less about being published. The only thing that matters is the writing itself. Everything else is literature. Total Eclipse Arthur Rimbaud books, literature
— I've always, you know, believed in standing on the shoulders of giants sort of things. — It's a long fucking way to fall. If you're up there, you better make sure you've got something. Mosaic Season 1 Episode 1 Olivia Lake Joel Hurley self-sufficiency plagiarism motto
If music is the language of the world, then just imagine how beautiful a seven-billion-part harmony would be. Scott Richard Hoying music harmony life quotes
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. Edwin H. Land success failure Motivational Quotes
I’ve never believed in doing sequels. I didn’t want to waste the time I have doing a sequel; I’d rather be using that time doing something new and different Walt Disney time
Everybody's got an imagination. Everybody's got influences. Mosaic Season 1 Episode 1 Olivia Lake imagination idol plagiarism
— Jonson. Come closer. Did you know my family can trace... its peerage back further than any other family in the kingdom? We fought at Crecy, at Bosworth Field, at Agincourt. When I inherited my earldom... I was one of the richest men ever to breathe English air. And at last breath, I shall be one of the poorest. Never a voice in government. Never a sword raised in glorious battle. Words. Merely words shall be my sole legacy. You alone watch my plays and know them as mine. When I hear the applause... the cheering of the audience, the hands clapping... I know they are celebrating another man. But in that... cacophony of sounds, I strained to hear two hands only. Yours. But hear them, I never did. You have never told me... Never... told me what you thought of my work. — I find... your words... the most... wondrous... heard on our stage. On any stage. Ever. You... are the soul of the age. Anonymous Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Ben Jonson words theater
Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. Steve Jobs dismissal, firing, termination free people life quotes
There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it. Garry Kent Marshall writing