“Lawrence Pearsall Jacks wrote: A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his… — Vishen Lakhiani Copy Share Image
What is the foundation of that interest all men feel in Greek history, letters, art, and poetry, in all its periods, from… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
My favorite artist was probably Jay-Z. He's the one who inspired me to start writing music. He's a wordsmith. He's very clever.… — Trip Lee Copy Share Image
Strategy was first used in Athens (508 BC) to describe the art of leadership used by the ten generals on the war… — Max McKeown Copy Share Image
My first acquaintance with 'Peter Pan' was back when I lived in South London. I was at art school, and I needed… — Roger Rees Copy Share Image
History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
There's no shame in somebody who doesn't necessarily do that job knowing a little bit more in that instance than you might… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Archimedes was my ideal. I admired the works of artists, but to my mind, they were only shadows and semblances. The inventor,… — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
When I began as an artist, I already did not like expressionism, or abstract expressionism, because abstract painting had already been done.… — Georg Baselitz Copy Share Image
“We must seek out that which invigorates us, and engage it at all fronts. Art, music, literature, conversation, travel, nature—whatever it is… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
The film [Boy and the World]gave me the possibility to create a new language. Animation is a very rich medium but hasn't… — Alex Abreu Copy Share Image
“The essential element in the black art of obscurantism is not that it wants to darken individual understanding, but that it wants… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The Midwest isn't somewhere you mix with those from the performing arts. But my mum and dad would go off to Chicago… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Though there are many types of people, leaders, followers, business men, artists, spiritual leaders, and so on, the fact remains that a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I'm working, on stage, entertaining people, or watching someone do something amazing, it inspires me to be the best artist that… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
There aren't that many songs that pay homage to the DJ. They are the ones getting artists' music out there. They are… — Tila Tequila Copy Share Image
When you're running around and playing, it's amazing ground for imagination, and that's really the biggest muscle you need for anything in… — Josh Cooke Copy Share Image
I remember being a 12 year old art kid and feeling like there was no exciting art movement happening, especially for somebody… — Chet Zar Copy Share Image
“Sylvia Plath's greatest poetry was sometimes conceived while she was baking bread, she was such a perfectionist and ultimately such a fool.… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
I went to college for, like, a year and a half with the intention of doing some kind of art therapy or… — Jim James Copy Share Image
To leverage those things that are common to everybody, and to present them in a way that's sort of naked, is more… — D.A. Wallach Copy Share Image
But, as sculpture and painting are gifts of God, what I insist on is, that both shall be used purely and lawfully,… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
I think part of what makes us unique as artists and as singers is that we can bare our souls in front… — Shawn Stockman Copy Share Image
A liberal education forms a single body. Those, therefore, who from tender years receive instruction in the various forms of learning, recognize… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
“When I see individuals so passionate for their chosen field, I feel a very strong sense of belonging. Passion unites us –… — Thomas Brown Copy Share Image
“Acting on desire is more like a craft, a science, an art. It takes careful mindful practice. Be patient and quiet. Listen,… — David Barringer Copy Share Image
Fashion for me is another way I get to express myself creatively. It is one of the fun things I get to… — Rihanna Copy Share Image
It's not my concern to make a commercial pop record. I want to make a record of music that I would listen… — Crystal Bowersox Copy Share Image
Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone… — Dan Phillips Copy Share Image
The art of propaganda lies in understanding the emotional ideas of the great masses and finding, through a psychologically correct form, the… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Arthur Hughes is one of the pioneers of modern database marketing. His new book, Strategic Database Marketing, Third Edition, contains the wisdom… — Lester Wunderman Copy Share Image
The sole fact of having a school to train creative people is absolute lunacy... The idea of 'pedagogical vision' is ignoble, it… — Christian Boltanski Copy Share Image
A fairly clear line separated advertisement from art. ... The first effect of the triumph of the capitalist (if we allow him… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I realized that the only possible response was to go to my wonderful local café, Maison Bertaux, check everyone was well, eat… — Martin Firrell Copy Share Image
I want to put it back together now, this artistic expression that contains religious feeling. I want to investigate: What was the… — Hiroshi Sugimoto Copy Share Image
“It has long been the prevalent view that the art of successful investment lies first in the choice of those industries that… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
Antique art has come down to us in a fragmentary condition, and we have virtuously adapted our taste to this necessity. Almost… — Kenneth Clark Copy Share Image
Fairfield Porter who has been my model for art writing all along, said that if the most interesting thing about a work… — David Salle Copy Share Image
The aim of art is a constant, and a continuous job to reveal visually the attitude of our mentality. And the less… — Josef Albers Copy Share Image