The artist

The artist is nothing without gift, but gift is nothing without work.

quote by Emile Zola

Questions

Judge a man by his questions, not by his answers.

Voltaire

Creative genius

First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius.
Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are.
Third, leave them to go get on with it.

David Ogilvy

Talent and courage

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Erica Jong