Pay particular attention to the moments that take your breath away — a beautiful sunset, an unusual eye color, a moving piece of music, the elegant d… - Rick Rubin

If you are living in the belief that success will cure your pain, when the treatment comes and doesn’t work, it can lead to hopelessness

If your work speaks to them, it is of no consequence if you are heard and understood.

Our definition of self-awareness as artists relates directly to the way we tune in to our inner experience, not the way we are externally perceived. The more we identify with our self as it exists through the eyes of others, the more disconnected we become and the less energy we have to draw from.