Alan Cohen Art Quotations

Every musician I have ever heard has influenced me. I often find I emulate micro-aspects of an artist, and combine it to form something new and unique.

Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning that isn't always measured in points per game or win/loss records - it's measured by heart, effort, and desire.

Today I set my mind and heart on a new path. I focus my energy on love, appreciation, and my highest possibilities.

If you are not living with a whole heart now, the end of the world poses no threat; your life is already gone. Life is only as valuable as our presence to enjoy it. To miss the beauty of the moment because you are preparing to protect yourself from the next one, is to trade a precious gem for a cheap trinket.

It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches.

When faced with demanding situations, can you keep your heart as light as a feather? Can you laugh your way through challenges and maintain an attitude freer than fear? When confronted with upsets and the poisonous projections of others, can you remember that all is well? Do you know that you are a spiritual being, not subject to the whims and caprices of earthly tides?

What your heart desires is not too good to be true. It is good enough to be true.

Don't talk yourself out of following your heart. Talk yourself into it.

Every experience empowers you twice: First when you enter into it with a whole heart, and again when you leave it with a whole heart.

To change your mind under the direction of the wisdom of the heart is a brush stroke on the masterpiece you are delivering to the world.

We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence. A bird cannot fly high or far with a stone tied to its back. But release the impediment, and we are free to soar to unprecedented heights.

Gratitude incorporates both the heart and mind, and instantly paves the shortest road to happiness.

I claim my heart's desire, and I choose my direction. I will attain my chosen goal.

People who do not need to please are irresistible because they radiate wholeness, a rare delicacy in a world of hungry hearts.

The difference between famous creators and struggling artists is that the creators know that improving the lives of others deserves the highest reward.

Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.

Live entertainment is really prospering, and people are demonstrating their appetite for live theater. The theater has become the mass art form it was decades ago.