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Hap Hagood Art Quotes - (29 quotes)

Hap Hagood - From the Art category:

Art - Inspired by nature, born of the soul. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Artists category:

Every true artist reaches into his soul and creates something that is very much a part of himself. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Beauty category:

Art gives us the opportunity to escape the mundanity and ugliness of life and enter into an extraordinary world of imagination, creativity and beauty. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Brother/Sisterhood category:

A gathering of like-minded souls is a wonderful thing. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Children category:

One with artistic talent must be encouraged as a child - to be and to do that for which he was born. For a child to abandon that talent is to abandon his very self. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Creativity category:

While dreams are the language of the soul, creativity is its voice. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Criticism category:

We are much too quick to criticize that which we don't understand. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Dreams category:

Everyone has dreams, but for too many they are lost along the way to conformity. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Earth category:

When the wolf's wild song is heard no more, the earth will weep. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Ego category:

The higher you place yourself in the clouds, the colder and lonelier you will be, and the farther you'll have to fall. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Evolution category:

Every artist must evolve from what he has been taught to what he can call his own true style. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Friendship category:

If man were to put a pricetag on friendship, no one could afford it, for friendship is priceless. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Gratitude category:

Be grateful for the talent you have, the people you've met, and the experiences from which you've benefited. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Humour category:

Laughter is the music of the soul. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Idealism category:

The truly important are not self-important, the truly spiritual are accepting, and real heroes don't need medals. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Improvisation category:

When working in stone and wood, one may begin carving an eagle and end up with a hummingbird. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Knowledge category:

Knowledge is the key. One can never know too much about one's own art form. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Life category:

It is better to die living, than to live dying. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Mysteries category:

Seek the mystery in life; for it is the mysteries, not the certainties, that make life exciting and worthwhile. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Nature category:

We must preserve the natural world; for without nature, there would be no beauty to inspire us. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Planning category:

A dream without a plan is just a dream. A dream with a plan may become a reality. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Rules category:

In order to enjoy the freedom to create in the style and manner that best suits each of us, there can be no rules. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Sculpture category:

Within every block of wood and stone, there dwells a spirit, waiting to be released. Direct carving is a way of freeing the spirit - my own and that of the stone or wood. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Simplicity category:

Simplicity captures and expresses the essence of the subject. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Success category:

Success and wealth are not determined by one's monetary value, but by the number of true friends he has. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Vision category:

Vision together with imagination is what makes a creative idea become a work of art. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Wisdom category:

In silence there is wisdom. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Words category:

Work is a four-letter word; art and fun have but three. (Hap Hagood)

Hap Hagood - From the Worry category:

Let the world continue on while you create. Life can't be passing you by unless you're really worried about where everyone else is going. (Hap Hagood)



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