" Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working. Creative Process Attributed Source Note: Commonly attributed, specific source unclear
Read full quote by Vincent van Gogh " I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort—and disappointment and perseverance. Source note: Van Gogh Museum authenticated letters View & Share
Read full quote by Henri Matisse " Expression for me does not reside in passions glowing in a human face or manifested by violent movement. The entire arrangement of my picture is expressive. Source note: Translated by Jack D. Flam in Matisse on Art (1978) View & Share
Read full quote by Henri Matisse " I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me. Source note: Documented in Matisse on Art (1995) ed. Jack D. Flam, p.66 View & Share