“To read is not a virtue; but to read well is an art, and an art that only the born reader can… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Forget about Republican or Democrat - what about the kid in the middle of the country who wants to play the drums,… — Kimberly Peirce Copy Share Image
Growing up going to Christian school and the concept that you're born a sinner and you don't really have a choice to… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
They say the music you listen to in your formative years stays with you and leaves an impression for the rest of… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
Whether this will prove a blessing or a curse, will depend upon the use our people will make of the blessings which… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
'The Outsider' is a culmination of a lot of things I've been working diligently toward as a recording artist. Hopefully it will… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Artists, in theory, should not be limited to their personal experience, culture, identity, and worldview. But they must also accept that the… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
“In The Art of Connection, you will learn simple, yet powerful ways to build trust and rapport for connecting with ease. By… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
My trade and my art is living. He who forbids me to speak about it according to my sense, experience, and practice,… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
It is possible that the meaning of wisdom in Hebrew indicates aptitude for stratagems and the application of thought in such a… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it.… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
“So why did poor artists originally hang around in cafes?" "I don't know. Inspiration from the atmosphere." "Ha! No, you've been tricked,… — Arthur Phillips Copy Share Image
I can pick out people in this city to follow. I can be in a show at the Museum of Modern Art,… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
Everything that was interesting was outside of Poland. Great music, art, film, hippies, Mick Jagger. It was impossible even to dream of… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
“Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining of the sense of truthfulness. The stupid believe that to be… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
“What is the world? What is it for? It is an art. It is the best of all possible art, a finite… — N. D. Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't think paintings of nude women represent all women, but at the same time, I can't fault artists for putting out… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
the true art of the gods is the comic. The comic is a condescension of the divine to the world of man;… — Isak Dinesen Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson's one of my favorite artists of my whole life. In fact, I think he is my favorite. It's one of… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Charlie Chaplin is the greatest artist of the 20th century. He takes me from laughter to tears in seconds. And he was… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
He found himself weeping. Not for the future or for the emperor. These were the tears of a man who saw before… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I hated [the commercial art studio] because advertising is telling lies, basically, making crap goods look terrific, and I felt I was… — Gerald Scarfe Copy Share Image
I had always considered myself a martial artist who fights rather than a fighter who learned martial arts - although I probably… — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
My dad is an English teacher, and my mom is a textiles artist. My parents made my sisters and me feel that… — Tavi Gevinson Copy Share Image
My father, a math professor in Hong Kong, worked as an electrical engineer here. My mother was an art teacher, but once… — Clara Shih Copy Share Image
I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don't understand. It's cause for a lot… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
One of the strongest motives that leads men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
And what kind of habitation pleases God? What must our natures be like before he can feel at home within us? He… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
What I think is dreadful about art is the way it's related to the money afterward. Not when you do it... But… — Chantal Akerman Copy Share Image
When most artists walk offstage, they go to a lonely hotel room. I went home to my family. They were there before… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Being a full-time musician back before I had my son, it was sort of too much 'me' all the time. I felt… — Domino Kirke Copy Share Image
The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy… — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We, this nation of ours, could be the richest nation in the world. We could be the freest nation in the world… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Every generation rewrites the past. In easy times history is more or less of an ornamental art, but in times of danger… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
A lot of things encouraged me to start my label. I think it's very important for an artist to know how many… — Burning Spear Copy Share Image
I am an artist... It's self-evident that what that word implies is looking for something all the time without ever finding it… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
However, there probably is a slight connection between the high-wire, super sensitivity, open to everything and too much, and slightly fragile soul… — Anne Roiphe Copy Share Image
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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