My life has been a gift up to this point, and I’ve been blessed beyond my wildest imagination. And wherever this ride takes me is where I’m going.
Michelangelo
Life As Blessing, Gratitude Journey, Embracing Uncertainty, Life, Gratitude, Journey
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More Michelangelo Quotes
“Read the heart and not the letter for the pen cannot draw near the good intent.” Michelangelo
Heart, Intent, Understanding, Communication, Truth, Depth
Michelangelo Heart, Intent, Understanding, Communication, Truth, Depth“If there is some good in me, it is because I was born in the subtle atmosphere of your country of Arezzo. Along with the milk of my nurse I received the knack of handling chisel and hammer, with which I make my figures.” Michelangelo
Cultural Influence, Artistic Gratitude, Sculptor's Journey, Arezzo, Chisel, Hammer
Michelangelo Cultural Influence, Artistic Gratitude, Sculptor's Journey, Arezzo, Chisel, Hammer“The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image.” Michelangelo
Artistic Potential, Sculptor's Dedication, Creative Insight, Marble, Artist, Mind
Michelangelo Artistic Potential, Sculptor's Dedication, Creative Insight, Marble, Artist, Mind“He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture.” Michelangelo
Artistic Foundations, Study Of Form, Architectural Principles, Nude, Art, Architecture
Michelangelo Artistic Foundations, Study Of Form, Architectural Principles, Nude, Art, Architecture“Do not fret, for God did not create us to abandon us.” Michelangelo
Divine Support, Faithful Trust, God, Create, Fret, Abandon
Michelangelo Divine Support, Faithful Trust, God, Create, Fret, Abandon“I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint.” Michelangelo
Artistic Freedom, Creative Pressure, Art, Paint, Life, Freedom
Michelangelo Artistic Freedom, Creative Pressure, Art, Paint, Life, Freedom“Painting and sculpture, labour and good faith, have been my ruin and I continually go from bad to worse. Better it would have been for me if I had set myself to making matches in my youth. I should not be in such distress of mind.” Michelangelo
Artistic Struggle, Reflective Regret, Emotional Turmoil, Painting, Sculpture, Labour
Michelangelo Artistic Struggle, Reflective Regret, Emotional Turmoil, Painting, Sculpture, Labour“I criticise by creation, not by finding fault.” Michelangelo
Creation, Criticism, Art, Innovation, Creativity, Perspective
Michelangelo Creation, Criticism, Art, Innovation, Creativity, Perspective“The hand that follows intellect can achieve.” Michelangelo
Intellectual Guidance, Artistic Execution, Thoughtful Actions, Intellect, Achievement, Skill
Michelangelo Intellectual Guidance, Artistic Execution, Thoughtful Actions, Intellect, Achievement, Skill“For those who feel it, nothing makes the soul so religious and pure as the endeavor to create something perfect. For God is perfection, and whoever strives after it, is striving after something divine.” Michelangelo
Divine Inspiration, Creative Aspiration, Spiritual Perfection, Soul, Perfection, Divine
Michelangelo Divine Inspiration, Creative Aspiration, Spiritual Perfection, Soul, Perfection, Divine“The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.” Michelangelo
Artistic Vision, Sculptor's Insight, Creative Perception, Artist, Marble, Contain
Michelangelo Artistic Vision, Sculptor's Insight, Creative Perception, Artist, Marble, Contain“Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, your life.” Michelangelo
Life’s Purpose, Inner Strengths, Discovering Passions, Gifts, Life, Masterpiece
Michelangelo Life’s Purpose, Inner Strengths, Discovering Passions, Gifts, Life, Masterpiece“The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.” Michelangelo
Hidden Ideas, Artistic Release, Idea, Stone, Remove, Lock
Michelangelo Hidden Ideas, Artistic Release, Idea, Stone, Remove, Lock“In every block of marble, I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.” Michelangelo
Marble Vision, Hidden Statue, Marble, Statue, Shape, Reveal
Michelangelo Marble Vision, Hidden Statue, Marble, Statue, Shape, Reveal“The more the marbles wastes, the more the statue grows.” Michelangelo
Sculptor's Effort, Waste Into Art, Transformative Process, Marble, Art, Growth
Michelangelo Sculptor's Effort, Waste Into Art, Transformative Process, Marble, Art, Growth“It is therefore indisputable that the limbs of architecture are derived from the limbs of man.” Michelangelo
Architecture, Human Form, Design, Structure, Body, Philosophy
Michelangelo Architecture, Human Form, Design, Structure, Body, Philosophy“No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death.” Michelangelo
Mortal Reflection, Inner Vision, Death, Thought, Life, Image
Michelangelo Mortal Reflection, Inner Vision, Death, Thought, Life, Image“I sometimes set myself thinking and imagining that I find amongst men but one single art or science, and that is drawing or painting, all others being members proceeding therefrom.” Michelangelo
Art, Drawing, Painting, Creativity, Imagination, Expression
Michelangelo Art, Drawing, Painting, Creativity, Imagination, Expression