Aphorisms, maxims, and inspirational quotes are the poetry collections of the new century. Memorable sayings have the power to turn our lives upside down. At the right moment, in the right place, they unleash the creative magic we so desperately need.
The fragile seeds of our imagination, our creative flow, our ambitions and visions practically demand the words and advice of remarkable personalities. These usually spring from the brilliant minds who have achieved precisely what we yearn for. Therefore, they possess the power to be beacons of our inspiration and living examples of our ambitions.
What innovations would we experience today if the genius of Thomas Edison or the brilliance of Albert Einstein had not shown us the way?
What a bleak fate would the fashion world suffer without the dazzling light of Coco Chanel?
What would painting be without Picasso, or literature without Goethe?
As a creative mind, artist, or freelancer in a creative field, you're surely familiar with this: You're working on a new project and need to come up with a concept, a design, or a creative solution, but nothing constructive is coming to mind. You're experiencing the much-discussed creative block , which many authors, in particular, often talk about.
None of us are completely immune to this. You've probably experienced such phases yourself many times, or friends or colleagues have told you about them.
Now, the least helpful thing to do is to frantically and feverishly try to force the issue. Such strategies often only further entrench the blockage.
It's best to take a creative break and simply let your thoughts wander freely. It's also frequently reported that engaging with a completely different or even new, unfamiliar topic can be helpful.
When you embrace something new, new connections form in your brain, and you might come up with new, unconventional, and innovative ideas. A good inspiration at the right time can work wonders.
To prevent this from happening to you more often, we would like to inspire list of 80 memorable quotes
Reality is for people without imagination. Author unknown
Creativity is a human reflex. - Smudo
A creative idea is just an idea as long as no action follows it. You have to act, otherwise you're not creative. - Glen Hoffherr
The best way to get a good idea is to have lots of ideas! - Linus Pauling
The head is round so that thinking can change direction. Francis Picabia
One cannot discover new continents without having the courage to lose sight of old shores. André Gide
You see things and ask “Why?”, but I dream of things and say “Why not?” George Bernard Shaw
Those who think about costs too late ruin their company. Those who think about costs too early kill creativity. Philip Rosenthal
If you lift your gaze, you see no boundaries. (Chinese proverb)
Change arises from the interaction of a new idea with a receptive mind. Louis Pasteur
The essence of the creative process is to perceive the familiar as strange. Author unknown
Finding security in uncertainty – that fosters creativity. Corny Littmann
Get into the habit of rising early. It is unwise to keep one's head at the same level as one's feet for long. Henry David Thoreau
Only those who spend a lot of time alone learn to think well. Waldemar Bonsels
The secret of all intellectual creation is focus and concentration. Only those who immerse themselves in complete devotion can see their own potential and achieve something truly creative. Such exquisite fruit of intellectual labor, however, must ripen long and quietly. Othmar Spann
Ideas come naturally when given the chance; it's just like rain: if you stand outside in the rain long enough, you'll get wet without doing anything. - Cossman
Those who go for a walk alone return accompanied by many thoughts. Ernst R. Hauschka
Imagination is more important than knowledge, because knowledge is limited! - Albert Einstein
All people have the capacity to be creative. Most just never realize it. – Truman Capote
Chance plays a crucial role in invention, but most people do not encounter this chance. What he calls chance is in truth inspiration, and this comes to everyone who is awake and ready for it. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
There is only one way to avoid mistakes: to run out of ideas. - Albert Einstein
He who does not believe in miracles is not a realist. (Arab proverb)
The rational person adapts to the world. The irrational person insists that the world must adapt to them. Therefore, all progress depends on the irrational person. George Bernard Shaw
You can't wait for inspiration, you have to chase it with a club. Jack London, American writer
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you want – you want what you imagine – and in the end, you create what you want. George Bernard Shaw
If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play. John Cleese, British actor
Creative individuals tend to delegate responsibility for implementation. (unknown)
You can't overtake anyone as long as you're following in their footsteps. François Truffaut, producer and actor
You have to stray from the path to avoid getting left behind. Hans Zaugg, architect
You can't use up your creativity. The more you use it, the more you have. – Maya Angelou
Imagination is not about inventing something. It's about making something out of things. Thomas Mann, writer
A key aspect of creativity is not being afraid of failure. – Edwin Land
When learning is purposeful, creativity flourishes. When creativity flourishes, thought flows freely. When thought flows freely, knowledge is fully ignited. When knowledge is fully ignited, the economy thrives. APJ Abdul Kalam
Imagination is our good genius or our demon. Immanuel Kant, philosopher
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. Albert Einstein, physicist
Everyone who's ever taken a shower has had an idea. The person who gets out of the shower, dries themselves, and does something about it makes a difference. – Nolan Bushnell
The more perfect we try to be, the further we distance ourselves from what truly makes us who we are. - Brené Brown
The creative person is willing to live with ambiguity. They don't need to solve problems immediately and can afford to wait for the right ideas. - Abe Tannenbaum
Don't be afraid of perfection, you'll never reach it. Salvador Dalí
There are no mistakes, only happy accidents. Bob Ross
Success is sometimes the end result of a whole series of failed attempts. - Vincent van Gogh
Don't think about making art, just do it. Let everyone else decide whether it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they decide, make more art. Andy Warhol
Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's biased, and everything biased is lousy. Ray Bradbury
If I were chasing after women, I would paint far less well. All creative people, artists and politicians alike, are exceptionally abstinent. Salvador Dali
The only thing one should know about a person is whether they stimulate our thoughts. There should be no other way of knowing someone than this! Robert Musil
Creativity is fun that can be sold as work. Andy Warhol
The small ones create, the great one creates. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, writer
If we don't have money, then at least we need good ideas. Oskar Lafontaine, politician
Creativity is intelligence having fun. Albert Einstein, physicist
Talent is revealed in the design, art in the execution. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, writer
Anyone who always understands what they're doing remains beneath them. Martin Walser, writer
Accept what is useful. Discard what is useless. And add what is your own. Bruce Lee
Creativity is when something occurs to you in response to something you notice. Gerhard Uhlenbruck, physician and aphorist
The difficulty lies not in finding new ideas, but in getting rid of the old ones. John Keynes, economist and politician
Even from the stones that are thrown in your path, you can build something beautiful. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet
Creativity means breaking free from restrictive rules, letting your imagination guide you to create astonishing symphonies. Hedwig M. Staffa, Editor
Habit is an extremely destructive factor, because if you want to think creatively, habit gets in the way. - Krishnamurti
What is conceivable is also achievable. Albert Einstein
Creativity means creating order out of chaos. Georg Stefan Troller, writer and television journalist
Don't give up your illusions. If you lose them, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. - Mark Twain
The beginner's mind has many possibilities; the expert's has few. Shunryu Suzuki
True creativity always arises from a lack. Wolfgang Joop, fashion designer
Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso
People with a new idea are considered crackpots until the idea succeeds. Mark Twain, writer
When the winds of change blow, some build windmills and others build walls. (Chinese proverb)
One must systematically sow confusion – that unleashes creativity. Everything that is contradictory creates life. Salvador Dalí
There are also people who lie on the beach and wait for inspiration to come to them. But inspiration doesn't just come to the beach. Karl Lagerfeld
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. – Thomas Alva Edison
To live a life full of creativity, we must let go of our fear of failure. Joseph Pierce
We have much stronger wings than we believe. We just don't dare to unfold them. We don't dare to fly. Luise Rinser
True intelligence works in silence. It is in silence that creativity and problem-solving are found. Eckhart Tolle
You don't dig a second hole by digging the first one deeper. - Edward de Bono
Only in this form is the problem solved. Hugo von Hofmannsthal, writer and poet
The beginning of all wisdom is wonder. – Aristotle
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain one once we grow up. Pablo Picasso, painter
Creativity is pleasure that can be sold as work. (Unknown)
If you want to kill any idea in the world today, all you need to do is ensure that a committee deliberates on it. Charles Kettering, inventor and philosopher
People waste the most energy solving problems that will never occur. – William Somerset Maugham
The forest would be very quiet if only the best birds sang. Henry van Dyke
Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is our only one. Emile Chartier
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In order to secure your own existence, it is essential to make money with art . In fact, contrary to the majority perception, many artists can live well from their creative work these days. Nevertheless, a vast majority of all freelance artists are dependent on further sources of income (e.g. giving courses, order work, part -time jobs, etc.).
Recognition as an artist often does not bring immediate financial security. Therefore, artists are often also life artists.
The opportunities to make a living from one's own art have, however, grown significantly due to the internet and social media. As an artist, however, you must be versatile and flexible to succeed. A certain degree of perseverance is also essential.
Customer care and self -marketing are also important pillars for success as an artist .
In this section, we compile numerous articles, information, tips, and advice to help you make a living from your art.
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