Owen D. Young Quotes

The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.

I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.

Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.

Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

A lot of people have a lot of faith in Karole Armitage. They see her as bold, inventive, indefatigable. 'America isn't working out? There's always Europe. Ballet? No? Go modern. Keep going! Show 'em!'

Genius is talent exercised with courage

It takes vision and courage to create

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life.

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act.

In actual life, every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.

I've never been afraid to fail.

Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

Success is related to faith. Faith comes first.

Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

Hearing 'no' a lot of times usually tells you either you're crazy or you're on the right track, and you don't know which one it is until you finally launch.

Never let inexperience get in the way of ambition.

It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.