Quotes from David Bayles

Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.

The hardest part of art-making is living your life in such a way that your work gets done-over and over-and that means, among other things, finding a host of practices that are just plain useful.

To the artist, all problems of art appear uniquely personal. Well, that's understandable enough, given that not many other activities routinely call one's basic self-worth into question.

Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art

Something about making art has to do with overcoming things, giving us a clear opportunity for doing things in ways we have always known we should do them.

Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won't count for much