Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It's about what YOU are going to do with the short time you have left on this earth. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If you have something to say, then say it. If not, enjoy the silence while it lasts. The noise will return soon enough. In the meantime, you%uFFFDre better off going out into the big, wide world, having some adventures and refilling your well. Trying to create when you don%uFFFDt feel like it is like making conversation for the sake of making conversation. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task in hand covers both bases, but not often. This tense duality will always play center stage. It will never be transcended. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Part of being creative is learning how to protect your freedom. That includes freedom from avarice. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Everybody is too busy with their own lives to give a damn about your book, painting, screenplay etc, especially if you haven't sold it yet. And the ones that aren't, you don't want in your life anyway. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When I see somebody 'suffering for their art', it%uFFFDs usually a case of them not knowing where that red line is, not knowing where the sovereignty lies. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Diluting your product to make it more 'commercial' will just make people like it less. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The first rule of business, is never sell something you love. Otherwise, you may as well be selling your children. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If you're creative, if you can think independently, if you can articulate passion, if you can override the fear of being wrong, then your company needs you now more than it ever did. And now your company can no longer afford to pretend that isn't the case. —Hugh Macleod More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email