An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success.

Henri Matisse

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Be very very very gentle with yourself. The world is very very very hard on you.

Srividya Srinivasan

Only when you are kinder to yourself, you can be kinder to the world.

Thinking is by far the most underrated activity. People consider it "unproductive" to sit on a bench and think. So they spend their lives doing things they never thought through. An hour of clear thinking, can yield a conclusion that changes your life.

The want of goods is easily repaired, but the poverty of the soul is irreparable.

Michel de Montaigne

Don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.

Persistent, non-specific anxiety is the result of wanting so much, talking so much, and doing so much that you lose touch with the quiet joys of solitude.

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