Agnes Martin Quotes

Great genius you already have. The super conscious mind is invariably triggered by definition, and by decisiveness.

Writing crystallizes thought and thought produces action.

When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and 'good, orderly direction' to enter.

If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.

I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.

Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly.

My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotage a potentially amazing song.

Ideas are, in truth, force.

I'm not very good at writing songs when I have a lot of clutter in my mind.

I really believe that cultivating creativity, as a general principle, is about managing your energy.

Any one thing can get in the way of you and your brain being comfortable and being inspired. It's the difference between a really big song and a song that never existed.

This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner or later you will get a reward from your unconscious.

It often happens that things come into the mind in a more finished form than could have been achieved after much study.

So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.

I think inspiration is always around; it's just a question of whether or not you're noticing it.

Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected.

Where the heart is the mind works best.

The genius of man is hidden in the silent, settled state of mind from where every thought emerges.

Thought engenders thought. Place one idea on paper, another will follow it, and still another, until you have written a page; you cannot fathom your mind. There is a well of thought which has no bottom; the more you draw from it, the more clear and fruitful it will be.

The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.

Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process. You can help this process by going for a long walk, or taking a hot bath, or drinking half a pint of claret. Suddenly, if the telephone line from your unconscious is open, a big idea wells up within you.

When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.

Without inspiration, we’re all like a box of matches that will never be lit.

Chance favors the connected mind.

The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the mother of all art and the source of all its beauty.