Richard Serra Quotes

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

I'm a bit of a strange human being - I love to work. I love art. I love self-expression.

Art doesn't spring from the muses alone, but from hard work.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

Modeling isn't boring.

You can't write about stuff you don't know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.

The work of artists is to find what's humanly possible - possibility's furthest reaches.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Creativity is down the tube. And people give a lot of lip service to individuality. I know they all appreciate it, but they all say they would like to do it, but they don't want to work at it, and it doesn't come out of the sky.

To be challenged means to strive. I'm almost certain that's true.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.

My participation in the Art of the Olympians is a natural extension of my athletic career. I find creating a piece of art in many respects mirrors my long jumping efforts illustrating that hard work and inspiration will always be the foundation for success.

What we all like in life, I think, is the challenge of making something... that is not easy to do.

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

All intellectual superiority is the fruit of active effort.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

I can't imagine not being in a phase where I'm trying to understand something or create something. That's the essence of life.

Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.

I've tried to work really hard on never phoning in the lyrics.

Songwriting is a burst of inspiration and then a long bit of work and a tremendous bit of desperation.

With beauty, I think one never finishes it. I'm always exploring. I like the concept of change.

Life ain't about just 'Chillin' It.' I've learned that.

The more you do, the more you think, the better you get.