“Dirty talk is an art. Do it too often, it becomes routine. Never do it, and you’re missing something. Simon did it… — Alice Clayton Copy Share Image
“House-watching is an art. You have to develop a way of seeing how a building sits in its landscape or streetscape. You… — Edmund de Waal Copy Share Image
As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
Anyone having to do with medicine will have looked at Frank Netters art work... I decided I would make him my model...… — David Bolinsky Copy Share Image
I never have been a musician; I'm not actually capable. Because I can't even pretend to acquire the gift, all of my… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
I went to an arts high school and was surrounded by drama students who dreamed of working in the industry. I almost… — Hunter Schafer Copy Share Image
“To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an… — Dacid McCullough Copy Share Image
As a composer and as a musician I'm a true believer - and this is not to be overly diplomatic - I'm… — Darren Criss Copy Share Image
Since art is a virtue of the intellect, it demands to communicate with the entire universe of the intellect. Hence it is… — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
All artists, they say, are a little mad. This madness is, to a certain extent, a self-created myth designed to keep the… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
Look at what Al Davis has done. He hired the first Hispanic head coach (Tom Flores), the first black head coach (Art… — Amy Trask Copy Share Image
Thrift is that habit of character that prompts one to work for what he gets, to earn what is paid him; to… — Neville Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Now almost every artist outside of New York is connected with some school or some museum school, and even in New York… — Ad Reinhardt Copy Share Image
If you want to know what's really going on in a society or ideology, follow the money. If money is flowing to… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
The sincere artist is usually his own best critic, but continuous and prolonged work on one painting will sometimes dull his judgment...… — Walter J. Phillips Copy Share Image
It's one thing to be saying what you're saying in music because it's art coupled with a lot of different things. Whether… — B-Real Copy Share Image
“They have perfected the art of giving us just enough freedom; just enough that when we are ready to snap, a little… — Ally Condie Copy Share Image
“In the end, this volume should be read a s a collection of love stories, Above all, they are tales of love,… — Asti Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Growing up and applying to college, I just imagined that I would study acting. But then, once I went to college, I… — Sophia Takal Copy Share Image
I've been covering the art industry for nine years, and I still don't feel like I have a clear grasp on what… — Paddy Johnson Copy Share Image
An artist must pass judgment only on what he understands; his range is limited as that of any other specialist... Anyone who… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will… — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
When the object is perceived as particular and unique and not merely the member of a family, when it appears independent of… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
As soon as somebody demonstrates the art of flying, settlers from our species of man will not be lacking [on the Moon… — Johannes Kepler Copy Share Image
Just as Renaissance artists provided narratives for the era they lived in, so do I. I'm always looking beyond the surface. I've… — David LaChapelle Copy Share Image
The problem was Le Corbusier was a genius and an enormous artist, but he tried to resolve problems to which there is… — Leon Krier Copy Share Image
It was at a performance art space that's no longer around, Gusto House... All of these great performers from all over the… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
“The greatest artists express their inner self; an artist paints her rage; a writer pens his fear; a dancer expresses her sadness… — Gerard de Marigny Copy Share Image
What was great about the 80s was that you still had record companies who would get behind developing you as an artist.… — Marc Almond Copy Share Image
I used to always say - and I think a lot of artists think of it this way - that when you… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
Sometimes, of course, the artist does give up, saying, in effect, "I've done enough". Prospero declares that the revels are ended, and… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
As writers, you spend so long trying to build your cred as a writer, and then everything comes together at the same… — Matthew Ramsey Copy Share Image
Just as our taste in lovers is far more revealing than our choice of friends, the object of an artist's obsession can… — Vince Aletti Copy Share Image
“You're perfect the way you are, Anna. You're a work of art." He kissed my chest, just above my left breast. "Don't… — Jasinda Wilder Copy Share Image
I don't really follow that many celebrities on social media. I mainly follow artists. As someone who loves to draw and make… — Joe Sugg Copy Share Image
“Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are. A great poet, a really… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I had mentors, growing up in gay life - older gay men who told me about our history and the history of… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
I have a good friend, Rudolf Serkin, the pianist, a very sensitive man. I was talking to him one day backstage after… — Andrew Wyeth Copy Share Image
Of course, it's wonderful to film any period piece - but especially 'Foyle's War' because the art direction is so imaginative and… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
“Everything is gestation and bringing forth. To let each impression and each germ of a feeling come to completion wholly in itself,… — Guy Claxton Copy Share Image