"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
If you have ever read the biographies of famous artists and writers, you may have discovered that some of these creative geniuses were not the best of human beings. They may have been mean and cruel to those they loved. They may have had affairs of the heart. They may have been paranoid and psychotic. They may have been insecure and boorish. Their personal lives never seem to match the beauty found in their art.
So where does the great creative work come from? Every person has some good and bad within himself. The best creative work comes from being in touch with the good within one's souls. By doing so, creative leaders create great work that connects with what is best in all humans. But the cost of such greatness is often the chaos of their personal lives.
