Your Life Quotes (page 82)
![Jean Cocteau quote: "Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you'll see Death..."](/pic/287301/600x316/quotation-jean-cocteau-watch-yourself-all-your-life-in-a-mirror-and.jpg)
If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have to be willing to take whatever you’ve done and whoever you were and throw them away. The more the outside world tries to reinforce an image of you, the harder it is to continue to be an artist, which is why a lot of times, artists have to say, “Bye. I have to go. I’m going crazy and I’m getting out of here.” And they go and hibernate somewhere. Maybe later they re-emerge a little...
Walter Isaacson
![Arthur Schopenhauer quote: "You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life..."](/pic/286420/600x316/quotation-arthur-schopenhauer-you-can-do-what-you-will-but-in-any-given.jpg)
Watching him was like opening the door to a siniging telegram; you know it's supposed to be entertaining, but you can't get beyond the sad fact that this person actually thinks he bringing some joy into your life. Somewhere he had a mother who sifted through a shoe box of mimeographed playbills, pouring herself another drink and wondering when her son would come to his senses and swallow some drain cleaner.
David Sedaris
![Stephen Covey quote: "At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in..."](/pic/286040/600x316/quotation-stephen-covey-at-some-time-in-your-life-you-probably-had.jpg)
![Brian Tracy quote: "it's impossible to remain angry or blame other people for..."](/pic/285805/600x316/quotation-brian-tracy-its-impossible-to-remain-angry-or-blame-other.jpg)