To work is to pray.

Quote by John Singer Sargent

Topics: Inspiration Quotes, Work Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

It is impossible to put into words the quiet strength and incredible courage Dana Reeve...

It is impossible to put into words the quiet strength and incredible courage Dana Reeve...

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

I've been relying very heavily on my instincts as of late, and my songwriting has...

I've been relying very heavily on my instincts as of late, and my songwriting has...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

there ain't no limits in life,that's why I keep on rolling dice.I wish everything was...

there ain't no limits in life,that's why I keep on rolling dice.I wish everything was...

The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat...

The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat...

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust...

The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in...

The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in...

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most...

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most...

If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.

If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.

The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.

The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.

It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do...

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do...

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst...

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst...

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering...

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering...

Everything you can imagine is real.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working.

Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working.

Nothing in this world is handed to you. You have to go out and get...

Nothing in this world is handed to you. You have to go out and get...