The artist's task is to ...

The artist\'s task is to become a successful eccentric, a strange but wise duck able to venture out of solitary confinement and mingle among society.
The artist's task is to become a successful eccentric, a strange but wise duck able to venture out of solitary confinement and mingle among society.
 Eric Maisel

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?
 Mark Sanchez
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
 Sebastian Coe

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Creativity is the gift that keeps on giving.
 Eric Maisel
An ability to choose is a necessity for the artist.
 Eric Maisel
Abstraction is itself an abstract word and has no single meaning ... Every word in our language is abstract, because it represents something else.
 Eric Maisel
An artist must struggle to accept the shape of this universe - and achieve some important successes.
 Eric Maisel
Artists have wild desires and a terrible hunger to achieve... Without it they haven't the juice for striving or loving. But desire also can make them greedy and turn dreams into unrealizable obsessions.
 Eric Maisel