The Space between Discipline and Freedom

“Art lives in the space between discipline and freedom.”

I heard that in a talk recently, though I don’t know who said it first. It was, though, one of those statements worth grabbing onto.

The speaker also said, “In the great artist you see daring bound by discipline and discipline stretched by daring.”

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., author of Life’s Little Instruction Book said something similar, but in a more amusing fashion. “Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s ple...