Popular art is normally decried as vulgar by the cultivated people of its time; then it loses favor with its original audience… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation. I've got friends who are surfers,… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
What I've learned and all of us have learned is: You can't force art, and there's no way you could force somebody… — Martie Maguire Copy Share Image
When we auditioned for 'The X Factor,' we were five individuals going into the show. That obviously means we are five solo… — Lauren Jauregui Copy Share Image
I like the idea of having a calm, quiet room to work on my [art] while knowing that outside there's noise and… — Keren Ann Copy Share Image
Obviously, the Sixties was a time when everyone wanted to experiment, and then everything became very formulated and corporate, so artists tended… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed… — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Everything Brecht wrote—plays, dialogues, and poetry—was his attempt to clarify the inner contradictions not only of the capitalism and fascism of his… — Richard Foreman Copy Share Image
When I was a young stunt guy the director would say: "You're useless..." But I wanted to be the best, I wanted… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there was no cartoon academy. So I enrolled in the Royal Danish Art Academy School… — Bjarke Ingels Copy Share Image
There were two practical reasons we moved to Venice. One was that there was an artists movement and a countercultural movement. Lots… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
I've seen nerdists make tributes to their obsessions out of Legos that are like works of art. It just goes to show… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I started my career as a liberal arts major from Berkeley, wrote about enterprise IT for a few years, then followed my… — John Battelle Copy Share Image
I'm lucky I'm friends with a lot of artists and filmmakers and creators. My life is pretty wonderful. I'm one of those… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
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It couldn't have been more nerdy or bizarre, playing the clarinet. But I studied classical clarinet, went to the high school for… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
Artists frequently argue that videos trivialize a song and that touring for months at a time works against the creative process, not… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
I've always liked writing. Even when I was in art school and thought I was going to be a gallery painter, I… — Lisa Hanawalt Copy Share Image
I strive for perfection, but of course it can never be perfect. I'm never satisfied at the end of a performance. But… — Anthony Warlow Copy Share Image
It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
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A piece of art - this goes for a painting or a sculpture or a book or whatever - really shouldn't have… — Max Kellerman Copy Share Image
If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“From the sacred center of the world streams forth an irrepressible desire to overcome the silence between things. Art, the ever flowing… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
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There was once a time when art history and film were basically the same medium, but art history is frozen in late-19th-century… — Robert Nelson Copy Share Image
The painters have no copyright on modern art!... I believe in, and make no apologies for, photography: it is the most important… — Edward Weston Copy Share Image
For just as for a flute-player, a sculptor, or an artist, and, in general, for all things that have a function or… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
* People look better with a smile. * Hair is a big deal to people. * People feel attractive and in shape,… — Ezell Thompson Copy Share Image
I detest my past, and anyone else's. I detest resignation, patience, professional heroism and obligatory beautiful feelings. I also detest the decorative… — Rene Magritte Copy Share Image
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Imagine, 24 pages of superhero adventures produced by the same writer and artist every month!! How did they do it? (What? By… — John Byrne Copy Share Image
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