A good sculpture can be rolled downhill without breaking.
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.
Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory. That in art is highest which aims at this.
Art lives on constraint and dies of freedom.
When they asked Michelangelo how he made his statue of David he is reported to have said, "It is easy. You just chip away the stone that doesn't look like David.
Critique by creating.