An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before?

Francis Ford Coppola

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Topic

Nature of art Taking risks Originality Art

Speaker

Francis Ford Coppola

Source

Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration 99U Magazine

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Occupation

Film director

From

United States

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Citation

Coppola, Francis Ford. "Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration." Interviewed by Ariston Anderson. The Behance Blog, 5 Jan. 2011.

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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Prudence Essays: First Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1841 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.