Steven Pressfield Quotes

I always try to give my songs as gifts.

Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

When you decide you're going to join a project, it's all about the gift you're giving the audience.

The creative act amazes me. Whether it's poetry, whether it's music, it's an amazing process, and it has something to do with bringing forth the old out into the world to create and to bring forth that which will rejuvenate.

I love what Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and Jesus all said - that love is really the driving principle of the creative act. In fact, they would say that great art is always inspired by love.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it's empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.

My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration.

I consider everything I compose a gift.

So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status; it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order.

Created stuff is meant to be shared. That’s why the creative person created it. Why else do creative people exist?

I want to show beautiful things and share them with everyone.

The idea of putting out an album is quite exciting because it's sharing your creativity with people. There's no ambition to be famous. I couldn't care less about that.

Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong.

Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap.

Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.

Art...is the intentional act of using your humanity to create a change in another person...Passion is caring enough about your art that you will do almost anything to give it away, to make it a gift, to change people.

You paint the way you have to in order to give. That's life itself, and someone will look and say it is the product of knowing, but it has nothing to do with knowing, it has to do with giving.

The creative act is not hanging on, but yielding to a new creative movement. Awe is what moves us forward.

Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory.

In the art world, creativity involves aesthetic sensibility, emotional resonance and a gift for expression.

I have always liked drawing, when you draw you see things more intensely.

It's essential for us to develop an imagination that is participatory. Art is the primary way in which this happens. It's the primary way in which we become what we see or hear.

There are no mistakes and it's never boring on the edge of imagination, which is only pure spirit having a bit of fun.