Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.

Diego Rivera
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When you have to say whether your best day was your best day ever, you are looking back upon your work. When you look back on your work, you decide if it was great or horrible. You can tell yourself that it’s okay, but the only person who really knows is you. Even if you don’t feel like working, there are other things to do.

So don’t feel like working too hard today. If you still think that the worst thing that happened today was that you didn’t work hard enough, then maybe that’s all that happened for the day.

Source: My Art, My Life

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