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Stephen Nachmanovitch Quotes: Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of ones chosen form.
         

Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of ones chosen form.


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Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.

Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.



The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.

The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.



Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.

Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.



The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.

The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.



Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.

Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.



The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.



To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.



Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.

Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.



Any action can be practiced as an art, as a craft, or as drudgery.

Any action can be practiced as an art, as a craft, or as drudgery.



Every conversation is a form of Jazz. The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing.

Every conversation is a form of Jazz. The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing.





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Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.



My father loved me and he wanted to work with me and he didn't care what people would say.

My father loved me and he wanted to work with me and he didn't care what people would say.



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My father hauled boxes so I could get an education and earn enough money to pay someone to make me lift weights.



Many patients imagine that they have tried everything. True, they have used many remedies, but they have never had the cause of their infirmity adjusted.

Many patients imagine that they have tried everything. True, they have used many remedies, but they have never had the cause of their infirmity adjusted.



If those who had set themselves to explain the various theories of Christianity had set themselves instead to do the will of the Master, how different the world would be now!

If those who had set themselves to explain the various theories of Christianity had set themselves instead to do the will of the Master, how different the world would be now!



In order to receive a pardon you must plead guilty.

In order to receive a pardon you must plead guilty.



To face death itself should not daunt you. Fear of death is ridiculous, because as long as you are not dead you are alive, and when you are dead there is noting more to worry about!

To face death itself should not daunt you. Fear of death is ridiculous, because as long as you are not dead you are alive, and when you are dead there is noting more to worry about!



People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.



There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.



Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now."

Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now."




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