Lisa Mangum Quotes

I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say ‘Do whatever you want.’ Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it’s better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways.

Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves.

Happiness can be close by, even if your heart is far away.

I try to make choices for my own life. And I try to make those choices count.

Pawns are really queens in disguise.

You know, I’ve learned that sometimes you can only see what you want to see by changing where you stand. And standing somewhere unexpected can lead to unexpected discoveries.

Ah, but art and trouble go hand in hand. If you cannot be troubled to create art from your heart, then your art will never trouble the heart of others.

You gotta keep things moving. If leaving behind the past means you can have a better future, then, sure, why not?

Gotta keep moving; can’t stop; stagnation kills.

People think edges are bad, but they are really there to keep up from falling to pieces. They don’t hold us back, they hold us in. They hold us together.

We can’t live our lives obsessing about the past or mourning the future. We have a responsibility to ourselves and to each other to live every moment of our lives the best we can.

An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours.

I want pictures like these. The kind that can capture a moment, make it real, make it last. I need pictures that do more than reflect. I need pictures that are truth.