You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist. Jimmy Smits artistfindhappen Change image and share on social
I simply do not distinguish between work and play. Mary Oliver distinguishplaysimply Change image and share on social
I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that. Katie Ledecky dayfeltgood Change image and share on social
Nobody else took what I was doing seriously, so nobody would want to work with me. I was thought to be a bit eccentric and maybe cranky. Peter Higgs bitecrankyeccentric Change image and share on social
I'm a very anti-vacation person. Because I'm always getting on planes for work, to me, a vacation is when I don't have to get on a plane. Gilbert Gottfried antipersonplane Change image and share on social
They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure. Herman Melville dignityleisuretalk Change image and share on social
My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two. David Almond boundaryexplorefrontier Change image and share on social
No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwyn enthusiasticfearlife Change image and share on social
Since I was a little girl, I have witnessed the strength and courage that energized my mother, who left every sorrow and pain in the past, who would work unyieldingly to obtain her goals, who was the great warrior from whom I learned all the values that are today fundamental pillars of my every day. Thalia couragedayenergize share on social