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75 Empowering Sara Blakely Quotes
Sara Blakely is the founder of ‘Spanx’, an attire company located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sara Blakely was placed in the top 100 of the most influential people in the world in ‘Times Magazine’. In 2014 she was ranked 93 as most powerful women in the world by Forbes.
75 Inspirational & Motivational Sara Blakely Quotes:
1. “I’ve always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream.” – Sara Blakely
2. “My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years.” – Sara Blakely
3. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know.” – Sara Blakely
4. “When something I can’t control happens, I ask myself : where is the hidden gift, where is the positive in this?” – Sara Blakely
5. “Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else.” – Sara Blakely
6. “You’ve got to visualize where you’re headed and be very clear about it. Take a Polaroid picture of where you’re going to be in a few years.” – Sara Blakely
7. “When I was a child, my father used to encourage my brother and me to fail. At the dinner table, instead of asking about the best part of our day, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something to tell him, he would be disappointed. When we shared whatever failure we’d endured, he’d high-five us and say, ‘Way to go!’ The gift my father gave us by doing this was redefining what failure truly meant.” – Sara Blakely
8. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” – Sara Blakely
9. “Instead of failure being the outcome, failure became not trying. And it forced me at a young age to want to push myself so much further out of my comfort zone.” – Sara Blakely
10. “Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.” – Sara Blakely
11. “We don’t have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it’s important to be with our family and friends.” – Sara Blakely
12. “My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.” – Sara Blakely
13. “I’d never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn’t exist.” – Sara Blakely
14. “I think failure is nothing more than life’s way of nudging you that you are off course.” – Sara Blakely
15. “Failure is not the outcome – failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail.” – Sara Blakely
16. “My advice for an entrepreneur just starting out is to differentiate yourself. Why are you different? What’s important about you? Why does the customer need you?” – Sara Blakely
17. “Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ is my go-to song to pump myself up if I’m having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech.” – Sara Blakely
18. “I shopped for body shapers for the first time in my life and I was horrified. They were thick – it was like wearing workout clothes and they all had a leg band on one side that showed through the pants.” – Sara Blakely
19. “I think very early on in life we all learn what we’re good at and what we’re not good at, and we stay where it’s safe.” – Sara Blakely
20th Sara Blakely Quote – “Don’t let what you don’t know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you’re guaranteed to do them differently.” – Sara Blakely
21. “Failures are life’s way of nudging you and letting you know you are off course. Trying new things and not being afraid to fail along the way are more important than what you learn in school.” – Sara Blakely
22. “I made a conscious decision not to tell anyone in my life. Now I tell people – don’t tell anyone your idea until you have invested enough of yourself in it that you are not going to turn back. When a person has an idea at that conception moment it is the most vulnerable – one negative comment could knock you off course.” – Sara Blakely
23. “You’ve got to embrace what you don’t know.” – Sara Blakely
24. “I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire.” – Sara Blakely
25. “Failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. This way, it is about answering to yourself.” – Sara Blakely
26. “I think failure is nothing more than life’s way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.” – Sara Blakely
27. “When I’m bored or tired of being blonde, I’ll throw on a wig. It’s a lot less of a permanent way to change your look, and I have about 10 – all different colors, shapes, bobs, long hair, short, feathered.” – Sara Blakely
28. “I aim to be pretty – I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties.” – Sara Blakely
29. “Everything in our society is so purposeful.” – Sara Blakely
30. “Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding.” – Sara Blakely
31. “My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail.” – Sara Blakely
32. “Don’t let what you don’t know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset.” – Sara Blakely
33. “I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver.” – Sara Blakely
34. “Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business.” – Sara Blakely
35. “I’d get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It’s a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it.” – Sara Blakely
36. “Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.” – Sara Blakely
37. “Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful.” – Sara Blakely
38. “It’s really a full-time job to manage our lives.” – Sara Blakely
39. “The thought of my mortality – I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number’s up.” – Sara Blakely
40th Sara Blakely Quote – “Ideas, even million-dollar ones, are most vulnerable in their infancy; don’t share them with too many people. However, don’t hide your plan from people who can help you move it forward.” – Sara Blakely
41. “Ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” – Sara Blakely
42. “I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department.” – Sara Blakely
43. “Most of the reason we don’t do things is because we’re afraid to fail. I just made a decision one day that I was not not going to do things in my life because of fear.” – Sara Blakely
44. “The thing about fashion – it’s like ducks going quack, quack quack. It’s being dictated from above, and it just makes me want to rebel against it.” – Sara Blakely
45. “I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let’s bring joy back to the experience.” – Sara Blakely
46. “I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying.” – Sara Blakely
47. “Don’t solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you’re just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning.” – Sara Blakely
48. “What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone’s not put a lot of effort into their look.” – Sara Blakely
49. “It’s important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.” – Sara Blakely
50. “I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, ‘Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,’ and he would high-five me and say, ‘Way to go.'” – Sara Blakely
51. “I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it’s a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say.” – Sara Blakely
52. “My saddlebags are why ‘Spanx’ exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top.” – Sara Blakely
53. “Embrace what you don`t know.” – Sara Blakely
54. “I feel like money makes you more of who you already are.” – Sara Blakely
55. “I didn’t like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn’t find anything to work underneath them.” – Sara Blakely
56. “I didn’t want women to walk out of the dressing rooms feeling depressed and wanting a cocktail.” – Sara Blakely
57. “If somebody can do something 80 percent as good as you think you would have done it yourself, then you’ve got to let it go.” – Sara Blakely
58. “There is a hidden blessing in the most traumatic things we go through in our lives. My brain always goes to, ‘Where is the hidden blessing? What is my gift?'” – Sara Blakely
59. “With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting a business and growing a business, every day is learning how to manage obstacles.” – Sara Blakely
60th Sara Blakely Quote – “Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson – from going to the hosiery mills to get a prototype made to calling Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. I had to position myself to get five minutes in the door with buyers.” – Sara Blakely
61. “I’ll mix a lot of things. I’ll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents.” – Sara Blakely
62. “What you don’t know can be your greatest asset.” – Sara Blakely
63. “The word ‘Spanx’ was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it.” – Sara Blakely
64. “My husband is such a healthy eater. Except when it comes to sweets. He never consumes anything except fruit until noon. And then from noon on he might have some brown rice and some tofu, and then, come eight or nine at night, he orders three mud-pie double-chocolate pieces of cake and eats all three of them.” – Sara Blakely
65. “The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.” – Sara Blakely
66. “I pledge to invest in women because I believe it offers one of the greatest returns on investment. I am committed to the belief that we would all be in a much better place if half the human race (women) were empowered to prosper, invent, be educated, start their own businesses, run for office essentially be given the chance to soar.” – Sara Blakely
67. “Whatever you can think, you can create; just have a very clear vision… Once you have your snapshot, work on filling in the blanks to get to that place.” – Sara Blakely
68. “Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I’ve worked hard on being a courageous person.” – Sara Blakely
69. “Where I get my energy is: ‘How can I make it better?” – Sara Blakely
70. “I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants.” – Sara Blakely
71. “I couldn’t figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.” – Sara Blakely
72. “Most of us want to tell our coworkers or friends, or husbands or wives, our ideas. For what reason? We want validation. But I feel ideas are most vulnerable in their infancy. Out of love and concern, friends and family give all the reasons or objections on why you shouldn’t do it. I didn’t want to risk that.” – Sara Blakely
73. “When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, ‘So what did you guys fail at this week?’ If we didn’t have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he’d high-five me. What I didn’t realize at the time was that he was completely re-framing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn’t the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, ‘I didn’t try that because I was scared,’ that is failure.” – Sara Blakely
74. “When I was 7, I came up with the idea of ‘charm socks.’ My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school.” – Sara Blakely
75. “If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable.” – Sara Blakely
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176 Inspirational Pablo Picasso Quotes on Art, Creativity and Life
Hey there, art lovers and curious minds! Are you ready to dive deep into the colorful, chaotic, and brilliant world of Pablo Picasso?
I’ve gathered 176 of pablo picasso’s most inspiring quotes that reveal the genius behind the masterpieces.
Picasso wasn’t just about Cubism and crazy creativity; his words offer a treasure trove of wisdom on life, art, and everything in between.
Whether you’re an artist looking for a spark, or just someone who loves a good quote, you’re in the right place.
Get ready to see the world through Picasso’s eyes and let his words inspire your next big idea.
Here are the most inspirational Pablo Picasso quotes
1. “I’m Picasso! You and I are going to do great things together.”
2. “Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon.”
3. “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.”
4. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
5. “Everything you can imagine is real.”
6. “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”
7. “It takes a long time to become young.”
8. “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”
9. “The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense.”
10. “I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.”
11. “Action is the foundational key to all success.”
12. “I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.”
13. “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.”
14. “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.”
15. “He can who thinks he can, and he can’t who thinks he can’t. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.”
16. “It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.”
17. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
18. “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
19. “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
20. “Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.”
21. “The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.”
22. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
23. “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
24. “The older you get, the stronger the wind gets – and it’s always in your face.”
25. “Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No.”
26. “Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”
27. “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.”
28. “If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse… but surely you will see the wildness!”
29. “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.”
30. “The first half of life is learning to be an adult—the second half is learning to be a child.”
31. “There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.”
32. “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”
33. “We don’t grow older, we grow riper.”
34. “The people who make art their business are mostly impostors.”
35. “One must act in painting as in life, directly.”
36. “Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.”
37. “To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow: the most unfortunate and hard blow.”
38. “To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.”
39. “Every positive value has its price in negative terms… the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”
40. “Good artists copy, great artists steal.”
41. “I do not seek. I find.”
42. “I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.”
43. “I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.”
44. “I paint as if some blind man was looking over my shoulder.”
45. “If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.”
46. “In art, there is only one thing that counts: the thing you cannot explain.”
47. “It is not what the artist does that counts, but what he is.”
48. “It took me a lifetime.”
49. “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.”
50. “Museums are just a lot of lies, and the people who make art their business are mostly impostors.”
51. “My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.”
52. “Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.”
53. “Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”
54. “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.”
55. “Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself. And to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.”
56. “The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place.”
57. “The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?”
58. “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward, you can remove all traces of reality.”
59. “To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.”
60. “We have a misfortune that our minds have wings, but our bodies do not.”
61. “What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only eyes if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician?”
62. “What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face?”
63. “What one does is what counts and not what one had the intention of doing.”
64. “You mustn’t always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.”
65. “You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.”
66. “What is necessary to paint well? The importance of an artist is to be able to survive as an artist.”
67. “We must be vigilant, even against our own subconscious thoughts.”
68. “Art is the most effective mode of communication that exists.”
69. “Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
70. “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
71. “Give me a museum, and I’ll fill it.”
72. “Art is the most beautiful of all lies.”
73. “I do not believe I have ever painted a dream.”
74. “In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.”
75. “I am the child who is born out of the incestuous marriage of art and money.”
76. “Art is never chaste. It ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents, never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared. Yes, art is dangerous.”
77. “Give me a forum, and I’ll give you a controversy.”
78. “It’s not what you paint but how you paint it.”
79. “The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.”
80. “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.”
81. “A picture used to be a sum of additions. In my case, a picture is a sum of destructions.”
82. “I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.”
83. “When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us.”
84. “When art critics get together, they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together, they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.”
85. “You must not be afraid of making mistakes. Mistakes are never a crime in art.”
86. “You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression.”
87. “It is not up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise, it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them.”
88. “Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint.”
89. “Give me some mud and I will paint you a picture of a woman.”
90. “There is no such thing as a mistake in art.”
91. “A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle.”
92. “Every positive value has its price in negative terms. The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”
93. “The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.”
94. “The one thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.”
95. “One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite – that particular peach is but a detail.”
96. “The more I paint, the more I like everything.”
97. “Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one’s bath like a lump of sugar.”
98. “What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter someday, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.”
99. “You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression.”
100. “Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.”
101. “I am only an entertainer who has understood his time.”
102. “Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.”
103. “Give me a lamp and a place to stand, and I will move the world.”
104. “An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate, it becomes transformed by thought.”
105. “The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.”
106. “When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.”
107. “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.”
108. “Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.”
109. “I paint just as I breathe.”
110. “When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired.”
111. “I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches.”
112. “I search incessantly and there is a logical sequence in all this research.”
113. “I attempt to observe nature, always. I am intent on resemblance, and resemblance more real than the real, attaining the surreal.”
114. “For my part I always aim at likeness.… For me surreality is nothing else, never has been anything else, than that deep likeness far beyond the shapes and colors of immediate appearance.”
115. “I have only one thought: work.”
116. “In art, the mass of people no longer seek consolation and exaltation but whatever is new, odd, original, extravagant, or scandalous.”
117. “By amusing myself with all these games, rebuses, and arabesques I became famous, famous very quickly.”
118. “But when I am quite alone I have not the courage to think of myself as an artist in the ancient, splendid sense of the word.”
119. “In the course of my reading I have necessarily waded through thick clouds of interpretative Teutonic metaphysics and a great deal of homespun psychology.”
120. “Where do I get this power of creating and forming? I don’t know.”
121. “The man in the glass cannot make himself out.”
122. “Even if he had been as fluent as Bossuet no amount of words could have said so much, nor so accurately, as a single picture.”
123. “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.”
124. “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward, you can remove all traces of reality.”
125. “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.”
126. “Art is the most beautiful of all lies.”
127. “It is not what an artist does that counts, but what he is.”
128. “Give me a museum, and I’ll fill it.”
129. “When art critics get together, they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together, they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.”
130. “It’s not what you paint but how you paint it.”
131. “You must not be afraid of making mistakes. Mistakes are never a crime in art.”
132. “The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.”
133. “In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.”
134. “A picture used to be a sum of additions. In my case, a picture is a sum of destructions.”
135. “An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate, it becomes transformed by thought.”
136. “The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.”
137. “What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter someday, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.”
138. “When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us.”
139. “Every positive value has its price in negative terms. The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”
140. “The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.”
141. “The one thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.”
142. “One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite – that particular peach is but a detail.”
143. “The more I paint, the more I like everything.”
144. “Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one’s bath like a lump of sugar.”
145. “What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter someday, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.”
146. “Art is the most effective mode of communication that exists.”
147. “Art is the lie that makes us see the truth.”
148. “Every act of creation is, first of all, an act of destruction.”
149. “An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate, it becomes transformed by thought.”
150. “Art is the lie that makes us realize the truth.”
151. “It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.”
152. “There is no such thing as a mistake in art.”
153. “Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.”
154. “To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.”
155. “We don’t grow older; we grow riper.”
156. “Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon.”
157. “You mustn’t always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.”
158. “Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”
159. “Give me a lamp and a place to stand, and I will move the world.”
160. “An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate, it becomes transformed by thought.”
161. “The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.”
162. “What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter someday, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.”
163. “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.”
164. “It’s not what you paint but how you paint it.”
165. “When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us.”
166. “When art critics get together, they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together, they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.”
167. “You must not be afraid of making mistakes. Mistakes are never a crime in art.”
168. “You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression.”
169. “It is not up to the painter to define the symbols. Otherwise, it would be better if he wrote them out in so many words! The public who look at the picture must interpret the symbols as they understand them.”
170. “A picture used to be a sum of additions. In my case, a picture is a sum of destructions.”
171. “Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint.”
172. “Give me some mud and I will paint you a picture of a woman.”
173. “There is no such thing as a mistake in art.”
174. “A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle.”
175. “The one thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.”
176. “The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.”
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32 Powerful Quotes About Overcoming Procrastination by Joel Brown
I’ve put together something special for you: my Top 32 Procrastination Quotes.
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These procrastination quotes aren’t just your everyday quotes; they’re power-packed nuggets of wisdom to kick procrastination to the curb and get you moving.
Drawing from my years of coaching and diving deep into what makes us tick (or what stops us in our tracks), I’ve crafted these quotes to light a fire under you. They’re a mix of tough love, inspiration, and just that little nudge we all need sometimes.
Whether you’ve been with me on this journey for a while or you’re just getting to know me, these quotes are for you.
They’re your wake-up call to stop waiting for “the right time” and start making your own right time, right now.
So, let’s dive in and shake things up. These quotes are more than just words; they’re your toolkit for beating procrastination and stepping into your power.
Let’s get to it!
The Top 32 Procrastination Quotes To Get You Into Action
Procrastination is not a problem with managing time; it is a problem with managing emotions. Manage your emotions, not your time. – Joel Brown
Embrace the discomfort of starting. It’s the secret passage to overcoming procrastination and rediscovering your momentum. – Joel Brown
Procrastination often disguises itself as planning. It tricks you into feeling productive, but in reality, you’re just stalling. Without action, there’s no progress, leaving you stranded in a sea of unfulfilled plans. The solution is simple: Stop overthinking and just start! – Joel Brown
Procrastination feeds on fear, but action starves it. Take the first step, even if it’s small, and watch the fear fade away. – Joel Brown
God handed you time on a golden platter, and you’re letting it rot with procrastination? Show some respect. – Joel Brown
In the brain’s battle between instant gratification and long-term success, procrastination is the enemy you’ve welcomed in. – Joel Brown
Procrastination isn’t just the thief of time; it’s the silencer of potential and the postponer of purpose. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is a glitch, and with a mind like yours, glitches are easily overridden. Command your focus and rewrite your neural code. – Joel Brown
Neurologically speaking, procrastination might be the brain’s way of asking us for a deeper dialogue with our purpose. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is like the fog over the lands of potential; once cleared, the path becomes visible and the journey, achievable. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is more than just a delay—it’s a barrier between you and your highest potential, between you and the life you deserve. The inability to act due to lack of structure, indecision, unclear life goals, and uncertainty about the future is silently eroding your wealth and well-being. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is the mind’s protective mechanism against perceived threats and discomforts. – Joel Brown
Procrastination may be a symptom of our brain’s resistance to discomfort, but overcoming it is a testament to human resilience. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is the mind’s pendulum, swinging between the desire for change and the fear of it. – Joel Brown
Avoidance patterns, like procrastination, are the brain’s way of seeking momentary relief, often at the cost of long-term fulfillment. – Joel Brown
To overcome procrastination is to master the dance between the mind’s desire for comfort and the soul’s need for growth. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is the mind’s way of avoiding the discomfort of growth and the fear of the unknown. – Joel Brown
The lies you tell yourself will eventually become your limit. Break the cycle of procrastination, get up, and you’ll discover your true power. – Joel Brown
Procrastination and staying in your comfort zone is like sitting in a parked car with the engine running – you’re wasting precious fuel and going nowhere fast. Don’t let fear of the unknown or discomfort hold you back from reaching your destination. – Joel Brown
Procrastination and distraction are like two thieves in the night, stealing your time and robbing you of your potential. Don’t let them sneak in and take what’s yours. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill. – Joel Brown
Procrastination is self-denial of your potential. You put your future at risk to avoid judgement. Real coaches know that in order for their client to remove this “perceived pain of the future” they must support their clients to accept and heal the pain experienced in the past. – Joel Brown
A purpose-driven individual knows how to conquer these seven flaws successfully: Oversleeping, blame, fear, jealousy, resentment, sloth, and procrastination. – Joel Brown
Your real issues:
– Your procrastination
– The junk food you eat
– Your lack of discipline
– Your self-doubt
– Your self-criticism
– Your lack of focus
– Your pride
Go to war with that. – Joel Brown
Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Break the chain of procrastination. Every day, take a small step. Example: If you want to stop eating sugar, pick one day a week when you won’t eat any kind of sugar. Take it step by step from there. – Joel Brown
The bridge between ‘someday’ and ‘today’ is built with the bricks of discipline and the mortar of commitment. Start laying your bricks now. – Joel Brown
The cost of procrastination is the life you could’ve lived, the goals you could’ve achieved, and the person you could’ve become. Let’s invest in your future, starting now. – Joel Brown
Overcoming procrastination isn’t about finding more time; it’s about creating more purpose. Let’s ignite your purpose and watch time find you. – Joel Brown
Procrastination’s greatest lie is that there will always be a tomorrow. Let’s live and act with the urgency of today, for it’s the only guarantee we have. – Joel Brown
Your dreams don’t have a snooze button. Stop hitting ‘later’ and start living now. – Joel Brown
Waiting for the perfect moment is like fishing in a dry pond. Cast your net now, where the water is plentiful. – Joel Brown
“Procrastination is a silent assassin. Speak life into your goals with action.” – Joel Brown
Which one was your favorite procrastination quote? I’d love to know.
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80 Inspirational Quotes About Purpose to Fuel Your Passion
If you’re seeking inspiration and motivation to discover your purpose in life, look no further than these purpose quotes. Finding your purpose can be a challenging and daunting task, but it’s a crucial step towards living a fulfilling life. These quotes provide wisdom and insight into the importance of purpose and how to pursue it.
Whether you’re feeling lost or searching for direction, these purpose quotes can provide clarity and guidance. From famous philosophers and authors to modern-day thought leaders, these quotes offer a diverse range of perspectives on purpose.
Take some time to reflect on these purpose quotes and consider how they resonate with your own journey. Remember that discovering your purpose is a personal and unique experience, but these quotes can serve as a source of encouragement and inspiration along the way.
So, if you’re ready to unlock the power of purpose in your life, start by exploring these insightful purpose quotes. With determination, focus, and a positive mindset, you can discover your purpose and live the life you’ve always dreamed of.
Here are 80 Inspirational Quotes about Purpose
1. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
2. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso
3. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs
4. “Your purpose is not just a job or a career, it’s a calling from God that inspires you to make a difference in the world.” – Joel Brown
5. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
6. “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.” – Robert F. Kennedy
7. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman
8. “Your purpose in life is to use your unique gifts and talents to make a positive impact on the world around you.” – Sir Ken Robinson
9. “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard
10. “The purpose of life is to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
11. “Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect.” – Unknown
12. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
13. “Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and passions to help others, and in doing so, find joy and fulfillment for yourself.” – Unknown
14. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
15. “The purpose of life is to find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.” – Stephen Covey
16. “Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” – Peter Hagerty
17. “Your purpose in life is to create something that outlasts you.” – Matthew McConaughey
18. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
19. “The purpose of life is to find your own way, and to find your own path, and to follow it.” – Unknown
20. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
21. “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
22. “The purpose of life is to make your heart sing and your soul dance.” – Unknown
23. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
24. “The purpose of life is to be a light to others, to show them the way, and to help them find their own path.” – Unknown
25. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
26. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
27. “The purpose of life is to find your passion and pursue it. – Unknown
28. “You were born with a purpose. You have something to offer the world that no one else can.” – Marie Forleo
29. “Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights your way.” – Ryan Blair
30. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
31. “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” – Ken Hudgins
32. “The purpose of life is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
33. “Your purpose in life is to find your voice and give it a voice.” – Stephen Covey
34. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs
35. “Your purpose in life is to find your own path, and to follow it, no matter what anyone else says.” – Unknown
36. “When you find your purpose, everything else falls into place.” – Frida
37. “Your purpose is not to impress others, but to express yourself.” – Unknown
38. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
39. “Find your purpose, and then give your whole heart to it.” – Unknown
40. “You have a purpose in life. Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.” – Unknown
41. “Purpose is the reason you are here. Passion is what makes you stay.” – Michael Jordan
42. “The purpose of life is to create, to give, to love, and to leave a legacy.” – Unknown
43. “The purpose of life is not to be perfect, but to be authentic.” – Unknown
44. “Your purpose is to live the life that is right for you, not the life that others expect of you.” – Kobe Bryant
45. “Your purpose in life is to make a positive difference in the world, no matter how small.” – Richard Branson
46. “The purpose of life is to find truth, and to live it, no matter what.” – Joel Brown
47. “Your purpose in life is to create a life that you love, and to share that love with others.” – Unknown
48. “Your purpose in life is not to be successful, but to live a meaningful life that aligns with your values and passions.” – Unknown
49. “Finding your purpose is a journey, not a destination.” – Unknown
50. “The purpose of life is to use your gifts and talents to make the world a better place.” – Dwayne Johnson
51. “The purpose of life is to be yourself, and to express yourself fully in the world.” – Unknown
52. “Your purpose in life is to live with intention, to pursue your passions, and to make a positive impact on the world.” – Unknown
53. “Your purpose in life is not just to exist, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou
54. “The purpose of life is to grow, to learn, to evolve, and to become the best version of yourself.” – Unknown
55. “Your purpose in life is to live a life that is true to yourself, and that inspires others to do the same.” – Unknown
56. “The purpose of life is to find joy in the journey, and to create a life that brings you happiness and fulfillment.” – Dwight Howard
57. “Your purpose in life is to make a difference in the lives of others, to be of service, and to contribute to the greater good.” – Myles Munroe
58. “The purpose of life is to discover your own path, and to have the courage to follow it, no matter where it leads.” – Jay Shetty
59. “Your purpose in life is to be the best version of yourself, and to inspire others to do the same.” – Unknown
60. “The purpose of life is to create something that will outlast us, to leave a positive impact on the world, and to make a difference in the lives of others.” – Elon Musk
61. “Your purpose in life is to embrace your unique gifts and talents, and to use them to create a life that is truly your own.” – Unknown
62. “The purpose of life is to seek out new experiences, to learn, to grow, and to find meaning in every moment.” – Unknown
63. “The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose.” – Myles Munroe
64. “Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” – Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
65. “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company
66. “You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage work ethic.” – Stephen C. Hogan, author and entrepreneur
67. “When you have a strong enough why, you can tolerate any how.” – Tony Robbins
68. “Purpose is not a destination, it’s a journey. It’s not something you find, it’s something you create.” – Evan Carmichael
69. “If you are not passionate about it, forget it.” – Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s
70. “You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.” – Rick Warren
Here are some of my most shared quotes about purpose:
1. “Without purpose, you’re like a ship without a rudder, drifting into the abyss, never reaching your destination.” – Joel Brown
2. “Purpose is the compass that will guide you on your journey to greatness.” – Joel Brown
3. “Purpose is not just a destination, it’s a journey, a process of self-discovery and growth.” – Joel Brown
4. “The most successful people in the world have a clear sense of purpose, a burning desire to achieve their dreams.” – Joel Brown
5. “Your purpose is your passion, the thing that makes you come alive and gives your life meaning.” – Joel Brown
6. “Purpose gives you the courage to take risks, to try new things, to step outside of your comfort zone.” – Joel Brown
7. “The key to unlocking your full potential is to discover your God given purpose, and then pursue it with all your heart.” – Joel Brown
8. “When you have a strong sense of purpose, you can overcome any obstacle and achieve anything you set your mind to.” – Joel Brown
9. “Your purpose is not just about what you do, it’s about who you are and what you stand for.” – Joel Brown
10. “Purpose is the driving force behind all great achievements. When you have a clear sense of purpose, nothing can stop you.” – Joel Brown
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