Earl Scruggs Quotes

If you don't want to get bored with what you're doing, you have to change.

I like the challenges of doing different things. It keeps things fresh for me.

I love to travel and to be inspired by new things, so everything is always new. I've never done the same bathroom or the same kitchen a second time. It's challenging, and I like to be challenged.

You can beat a dead horse as much as you want, but it doesn't come back to life. And sometimes you just have to change things up to keep the excitement and enthusiasm in the sport.

I look for that stimulation constantly. I'm looking for inspiration and stimulation. Not bored with what we've done.

I'm always constantly trying to find stuff that's different. It's a way to keep me on my toes and keep me interested and keep me excited about work.

I've always been a great believer that you have to keep producing new things in order to keep life interesting - not only for ourselves, but for the audience as well. That's really always been our principle and way of working.

To me, it's all about inspiration. What gets me creatively excited is a challenge.

I always try to keep the circumstances in my life fresh. I like to change the physical environment I live in, change the people around me and try to experience things for the first time. I think that keeps one on their toes, creatively and spiritually.

It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.

I like change, like anybody. You don't want to keep doing the same thing because then it gets harder to take chances, be creative, and feel inspired when you're doing the same thing.

I think at any age, you can stay open and creative and excited.

You have to keep surprising your audience.

When I look for the next project, it's always about, 'Is it going to push me out of my comfort zone? Am I doing something different? Am I working with people who are passionate about what they're doing?' At the end of the day, if I'm going to be bored on set, then I'm not gonna be happy.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull.

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently.

If an idea isn't exciting, you shouldn't do it.

Every 10 years or so, there was a moment when I'd say, even subconsciously, 'Is that all there is?' You've got to find ways to keep it fresh for yourself.

For me, it's always been one of my pet peeves to keep people engaged and talking, and just always being interested in what I have going on. To keep the level of creativity always turned up to the max.

My motivation is to be creative and have fun. You want to do something that keeps you on your toes the rest of your life and keeps you busy.

The terror of figuring out a new genre, of telling a new story, is what makes the job exciting, keeps me from getting bored, and I assume it keeps whoever follows my work from getting bored as well.

It's hard to make music when you're not excited about it. So trying new things and going for new things is something that I can enjoy doing.

Having new opponents re-energises us as talent, as we're not having to make new out of something that's been the same every week.