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Do you rely more on inspiration or discipline to make your work?

27 answers answered between 1985 and 2025 one of 4 from The Creative Independent

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The Creative Independent, to working artists, its interview series

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Richard Feynman Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics, 1965
So I got this new attitude.  Now that I am burned out and I’ll never accomplish anything, I’ve got this nice position at the university teaching classes which I rather enjoy, and just like I read the Arabian Nights for pleasure, I’m going to play with physics, whenever I want to, without worrying about any importance whatsoever.
Recorded Excerpt from “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman”, Engineering and Science / Caltech Magazine, 1985 source ↗
General Chuck Yeager, USAF United States Air Force test pilot; first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound
Yes. Because in the end, experience is what counts. The more experience you have, the better you are. And that’s true of anything you do in airplanes, dogfighting in combat, or anything like that. Your chances of coming out on top depend on your experience level. The more experience you can get, the better chance you have of surviving in a war, or in any situation where you are faced with an emergency.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Cedar Ridge, California, 1 February 1991 source ↗

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