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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He helped the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his religious beliefs.

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Here are 88 Iconic Martin Luther King Jr. quotes:

1. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

4. “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

6. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

7. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

8. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

9. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

10. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

11. “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

12. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

13. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

14. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

15. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

16. “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

17. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

18. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

19. “Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

20th Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote – “That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

21. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

22. “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

23. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

24. “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

25. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

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26. “Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

27. “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

28. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

29. “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

30. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

31. “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

32. “I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

33. “At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

34. “Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

35. “Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

36. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

37. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

38. “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

39. “Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

40th Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote – “The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

41. “If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

42. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

43. “The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?’” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

44. “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

45. “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

46. “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

47. “Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That’s the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

48. “Every man lives in two realms: the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals, and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, mechanisms, and instrumentalities by means of which we live.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

49. “Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

50. “All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

51. “A riot is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

52. “I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

53. “Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

54. “It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

55. “Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies – or else? The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

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56. “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

57. “A right delayed is a right denied.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

58. “The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

59. “There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

60th Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote – “There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

61. “Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

62. “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

63. “Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

64. “Seeing is not always believing.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

65. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

66. “We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

67. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

68. “A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

69. “I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

70. “If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

71. “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

72. “The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

73. “A lie cannot live.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

74. “Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

75. “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

76. “We must use time creatively.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

77. “Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.”– Martin Luther King, Jr.

78. “Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

79. “Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

80. “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

81. “I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

82. “When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

83. “If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

84. “The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

85. “We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

86. “Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

87. “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

88. “War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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176 Inspirational Pablo Picasso Quotes on Art, Creativity and Life

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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

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I’ve put together something special for you: my Top 32 Procrastination Quotes.

Did you know that Procrastination is not about you being Lazy? There’s something much deeper going on in your subconscious. I create. a quick 3 min quiz you can take to discover which of the 6 procrastination types you are, you can take the quiz here: DoQuiz.com

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

 

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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

 

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10x Powerful Grant Cardone Quotes That Have Changed My Life

Ten powerful quotes by Grant Cardone have profoundly impacted my life and helped me achieve my goals

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Grant Cardone is a renowned entrepreneur, motivational speaker, Real Estate mogul, and author known for his powerful and inspiring quotes that have impacted the lives of millions of people. In this article, we will delve into the top 10 quotes that have had a profound impact on my life and the lives of others. (more…)

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80 Inspirational Quotes About Purpose to Fuel Your Passion

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Quotes About Purpose

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

 

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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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