The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
— Robert Hughes, 1996
Dylan O'Sullivantwitter.comThe greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. — Robert Hughes, 1996
“To be good, many people think that they’ll achieve it by doing no harm, and that’s a lie.
That leads to stagnation, to mediocrity. Just slap something on it when you see a blank canvas staring at you with a sort of imbecility.
You don’t know how paralyzing it is, that stare from a blank can... See more
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. —BERTRAND RUSSELL
Morgan Housel • Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
These words of Steven Pressfield in his wonderful book The War of Art are a haunting and humbling reminder: “The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.”