Quotes


                       












"The Artist"


I find myself never without obstacles

Too often I stand alone, afraid

As failure forces me to my depth

May I never run out of effort.




"Is it enough to create something and appreciate it yourself or must others appreciate it as well?"



"Should one judge intentions or results?"



"People can view the events of their lives against an imaginary time line, but does time tell one what to do?"



"One can 'do' without thinking or can one?"



"Questions and effort produce answers."



"Is confusion a good or an evil?"



"If I speak of a thing to someone else, can I be sure that they see the same as me?"



"Does success come without trying? Does trying guarantee success?"



"Can anyone describe what they have not experienced?"



"If you had to choose between making money with your music or enjoying your music without anyone ever hearing of you or your music, which would you choose? Pretend that you can not have both."



"Can something not real help you create something real? How can something not real exist?"



"If one knew everything there was to know: how would one know? Can one know what they dont know? Can one know that they don't know? Is practical understanding, knowing? And finally, do you know what I mean?"



"What role does reason play in art?"
"What role does emotion play in art?"
"What role does sensation play in art?"



"What role do memories play in art?"



"How does one know how to value a creation?"



"Effort is a measure of creation?"



"To do nothing is to choose something, or is it?"



"Can a journey be seen as a series of steps?"



"Does the way you view a thing, change the thing or your perception?"



"Can one create without the benefit of other creators?"



"Is there any order in disorder?"



"How does one judge the value of different methods, if the results are the same?"



"Attention to detail creates information: information creates knowledge: knowledge creates wisdom?"



"How big is big and how small is small?"



"You write the quote! What quote? Any quote!"



"Can you imagine some thing unimaginable?"



"Music must be repeated to exist?"



"Communication occurs when the meaning is understood regardless of the method used?"



"Every ARTIST starts out at the same place - the beginning!"



"If your goal is communication, what will be the form?"



True effort is never having to apologize for failure!



"One person's knowledge is another person's wisdom?"



"ART was not built in a day."



"A long journey is accomplished one step at a time."



"You don't have to learn everything to appreciate something!"



"Can a good map help you on your journey?"



"Is it better to master one instrument or be able to play many?"



"The present is the interaction of the past and future."



"Memorization has a limited place in knowledge?"



"As things change, the alphabet remains the same!"



"Experimentation is the 'ARTIST' test of choice."



"Every thing which has gone before you is still before you?"



"Can anyone describe what they have not experienced?"



"Is 'TRUTH', more than opinion?"



"How does one know, how to value a creation?"



"Should you be satisfied with what you have or try to make things better?"



"Variation is the spice of creation."



"Change & experimentation offers a wider realm of choice."



"If things happen too fast, does slowing things down help?"



"To understand the whole, must one understand the parts?"



"To see or not to see - is more than a question."



"Confusion, a good or bad state of awareness?"



"From the pices comes the whole."



"Some words sound right, but don't feel right?"



"Is it enough to create something and appreciate it yourself or must others appreciate it as well?"



"How does one know how to value a creation?"



"Failure can show strength and a point to begin the creation."



"Extrinsic value has no effect on intrinsic value!"



"Are there limits to description? What is a description anyhow?"



"To try beyond one's ability produces frustration: rest and starting from what one can do, offers a better chance of success!"



"Confidence is built of experience."



"The heart is the beat of life."



"There is something about a show off, that can be a turn off."



You write this quote and see what you come up with!



"When is enough, enough?"



"Is there no end to learning?"



"To trust oneself to create the unknown, is a self discovery adventure!"



"If one knew the outcome of effort, then the discovery of creation is gone."



"Is awareness a choice?"



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"What value does a song have, if it can never be heard?"



"Is awareness an action or a reaction?"



"Who ---- are YOU?"



"Art shared, is naked truth!"



"What does appearance have to do with reality?"



"To walk the same path, leads to the same place."



"Can one be aware, without being able to describe?"



"Is it enough to create something and appreciate it yourself or must others appreciate it as well?"



Think about this: "What is the difference between 'empathy' & 'sympathy'?"



"A gift can be accepted or rejected!"



"The only applause an 'ARTIST' needs, is one hand clapping."



"If your choices make you unhappy, perhaps you need to understand your choices!"



"What role does a computer play in art?"



"What is the difference between that which is beautiful and that which is ugly?"



"I am the one who is aware."



"Now that you know, CREATE!"