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Everything in the world was in precarious balance, pure risk, and those who didn’t agree to take the risk wasted away in a corner, without getting to know life.
― Elena Ferrante, The Story of a New Name

“Everything in the world was in precarious balance, pure risk…” ― Elena Ferrante

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The artist never entirely knows — We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark. – Agnes de Mille

“The artist never entirely knows — We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” – Agnes de Mille

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If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. –Vincent Van Gogh

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” –Vincent Van Gogh

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Want to be great? Make yourself uncomfortable. – Erika Andersen

“Want to be great? Make yourself uncomfortable.” – Erika Andersen

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When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There’s a thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the biggest idiot on earth. – Cynthia Heimel

Cynthia Heimel on the risk of creativity

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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. – Anäis Nin

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. – Anäis Nin

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It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late. – Marilyn Moats Kennedy

It is better to be boldly decisive & risk being wrong than to agonize at length & be right too late. – MM Kennedy

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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T. S. Eliot

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T. S. Eliot

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Do one thing every day that scares you. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Do one thing every day that scares you. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. – Jimmy Carter

Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. – Jimmy Carter

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