Lee Hammond quotes

“There is never a lack of subject matter; just absence of creativity.”
-- Lee Hammond

Source : Lee Hammond (2002). “Drawing in Color - Animals”, p.78, North Light Books

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“To live an art-filled life, one must be willing to try new things & accept that things change.”
-- Lee Hammond

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“A true artist is driven by the never-ending desire to create.”
-- Lee Hammond

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“The more you put yourself out there, the more there is for people to take exception with.”
-- Lee Hammond

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“Fear of failure and criticism can be crippling. Don't let others' negativity take away your joy.”
-- Lee Hammond

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“It's possible to have an awesome life, but it's up to ourselves to do it.”
-- Lee Hammond

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“If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. That's why they call it artWORK!”
-- Lee Hammond

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“Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.”

“Maturity: the confidence to have no opinions on many things.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 29, 2014

“But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.”

“The truth and the facts aren't necessarily the same thing. Telling the truth is the object of all art; facts are what the unimaginative have instead of ideas.”

Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co

“Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. Having once experienced the mystery, plenitude, contradiction, and composure of a work of art, we afterward have a built-in resistance to the slogans and propaganda of oversimplification that have often contributed to the destruction of human life. Poetry is a verbal means to a nonverbal source. It is a motion to no-motion, to the still point of contemplation and deep realization.”

“Design should do the same thing in everyday life that art does when encountered: amaze us, scare us or delight us, but certainly open us to new worlds within our daily existence.”

“I think it's time to stop carping on the blunders of the President and give him some credit for creativity. I mean, where do you even FIND a Jewish hard-line conservative Republican pot-smoker? Sounds like an Oprah Winfrey guest.”

“Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.”

“It is always the young that make the change. You don't get these ideas when you're middle-aged. Young people have daring, creativity, imagination and personal computers. Above all, what you have as young people that's vitally needed to make social change, is impatience. You want it to happen now. There have to be enough people that say, ‘We want it now, in our lifetime.’ This is your moment. This is your opportunity. Be adventurists in the sense of being bold and daring. Be opportunists and seize this opportunity, this moment in history, to go out and save our country. It's your turn now.”

“No I or individual is better than the team. I've scored no goals just on my own. Every goal I've ever scored has been because of someone else on my team, their excellence, their bravery. And I'm kind of the end product of a collection of a really good vibe, and feeling, and creativity on the field.”