“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” - Mary Oliver
Inspiration is perishable and life goes by fast. Inaction is a particularly insidious type of risk.
Sam Altman • What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
When people reflect later in life, it is the things they did not do that generate the greatest despair.
99U • Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career (99U Book 2)
“The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.” —Jessica Hische
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
Mary Oliver on avoiding regrets:
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”