There is a kind of success that is indistinguishable from panic.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success can feel overwhelming and chaotic, like a crisis rather than a victory.
- In plain terms
- Winning can feel just as scary as failing.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect anxiety even when you succeed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you react to winning?
- Is fear a sign of growth?
Another view
Not all success feels like panic; some is just relief.
More from Edgar Degas
Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
Permalink to quote #13 Une peinture, c'est d'abord un produit de l'imagination de l'artiste, ce ne doir jamais etre une copie. Si, ensuite, on peut y ajouter deux ou trois accents de…
Permalink to quote #15 It seems to me that today, if the artist wishes to be serious - to cut out a little original niche for himself, or at least preserve his own innocence of perso…
Permalink to quote #12
Related quotes
Nec speres aliquid nec extimescas, exarmaueris impotentis iram; at quisquis trepidus pauet uel optat, quod non sit stabilis suique iuris, abiecit clipeum locoq…
Ancius BoethiusAncius Boethius quote #2 Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying.
Christopher IsherwoodChristopher Isherwood quote #3 C'est de quoi j'ai le plus de peur que la peur.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne quote #7