Nothing helps an artist's career more than a little death and obscurity. — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
I am not a commercial industry creator. I don't believe in making art to make money. — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
Talent can be developed, gift is God-given. But artists have both. — Carroll O'Connor Copy Share Image
Great artists are modest almost as seldom as they are faithful to their wives. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Obscenity is a notable enhancer of life and is suppressed at grave peril to the arts. — Brendan Gill Copy Share Image
Hard work IS its own reward. Integrity IS priceless. Art DOES feed the soul. — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Artists and their subjects are the star-crossed lovers of the world. They recognize each other on impact. — Sara Genn Copy Share Image
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience - the union of life and peace. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Actually, I tossed it nicely, landed nicely, like airplane. No warning, beautiful. That's the art of throwing racquets. — Goran Ivanisevic Copy Share Image
You have to take from each artist what works for you, and then create your own sound. You put different combinations in… — Al B. Sure Copy Share Image
That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way. — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
The art of being sometimes audacious and sometimes very prudent is the secret of success. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
You don't have to be Michelangelo to teach basic art, just as you don't have to be Shakespeare to be able to… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I get really worried, like if they say, 'Take vocal lessons,' or something because it's kind of like I used to really… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
“By now it is a ready-made cliché—the rock star dying young, whether by excess, by accident, or by suicide. For some, it’s… — William Todd Schultz Copy Share Image
There are two sorts of beauty; one is the result of instinct, the other of study. A combination of the two, with… — Paul Gauguin Copy Share Image
It seems like the big difference between good art and so-so art lies somewhere in the art's heart's purpose, the agenda of… — David Foster Copy Share Image
Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain… — Kenneth Lonergan Copy Share Image
I was drawn to biology and history and, of course, art. And I loved languages. The biggest problem I had is that… — Hussein Chalayan Copy Share Image
But to capture the heart of one of your teachers, and take her away from you forever. So at this time I… — Kenny Powers Copy Share Image
Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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