Quotes of: Art-of-war Keyword

Resistance gets us to plunge into a project with an overambitious and unrealistic timetable for its completion.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Anything that draws attention to ourselves through pain-free or artificial means is a manifestation of Resistance.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

The Art of War

Every battle is won before it is ever fought.

The Art of War

Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.

The Art of War

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

The Art of War

If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.

The Art of War

If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. 

The Art of War

Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture.

Arne Glimcher

This kind of painting with its large frames is a bourgeois drawing-room art. It is an art dealer's art-and that came in after the civil wars following the French Revolution.

Edvard Munch

A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the art of studying moods.

The Art of War

When we drug ourselves to blot out our soul's call, we are being good Americans and exemplary consumers.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

...she (the artist, the writer) doesn't wait for inspiration, she acts in the anticipation of its apparition.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

To yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Do we have to stare death in the face to make us stand up and confront Resistance?

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

We're wrong if we think we're the only ones struggling with Resistance. Everyone who has a body experiences Resistance.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Its [Resistance] aim is to shove us away, distract us from doing our work.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

A writer writes with his genius; an artist paints with hers; everyone who creates operates from this sacramental center.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles