Art Quotes · Page 253

What has reason to do with the art of painting?

— William Blake

I feel like I am one of those artists that, thank god, can sing live.

— Miranda Lambert

The art of music above all the other arts is the expression of the soul of a nation.

— Ralph Vaughan Williams

“What separates design from art is that design is meant to be... functional . ”

— Cameron Moll

When I work with Future, it's almost like a work of art.

— Zaytoven

I imagine that no art has ever been learned from books. fly-fishing is no exception.

— G. E. M. Skues

Beerbohm was a genius of the purest kind. He stands at the summit of his art.

— Evelyn Waugh

I found that music was my favorite art form.

— Andy Grammer

Thou art a soul in bliss; but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire; that mine own tears Do scald like…

— William Shakespeare

You don't see artists sitting around a lot, talking about ideology. They find out what they believe, and what they're doing, by…

— Peter Coyote

I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me.

— Gaby Hoffmann

“Philosophy? What good is that?” Isn’t it the art of saying nothing with as many words as possible?”

— Brandon Sanderson

The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.

— George Lucas

Most museums in Moscow, like Tretyakov, were established by philanthropists, whose passion for art allowed the development of culture on many levels.

— Dasha Zhukova

I was one of the first post-studio artists. I used to do my works in the streets. I used to find them…

— Carl Andre

I grew up doing martial arts, and it's one of these things where I always kind of liked acting, but I was…

— Jody Hill

Having a mood disorder is not synonymous with having artistic talent, but it is true that people in the so-called creative professions-writers,…

— Tracy Thompson

“Artistic integrity is not a guest whom one may choose not to invite to a gala. She must be the first you…

— Doug Dorst

I don't want the government to be censoring people, I don't think there should be censoring boards, but I think that means…

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

The problem of making artists talk about their work is that when they're making their work the left-brain is shut off. So…

— Jonathan Santlofer

If you watch the award shows, you'll see variations of the hammer pants. It's always cool to see that and then every…

— MC Hammer

I find that an entertainer is quite content to sit still, and I think an artist always has a little motion, always…

— George Carlin

“But then I got into Joseph Campbell—The Power of Myth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Joseph Campbell was the first…

— Timothy Ferriss

I'd really like to get to do some fighting, some martial arts training, because I think that would be really fun I…

— Anna Paquin

Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.

— Sun Ra

The art of angling, the cruelest, the coldest and the stupidest of pretended sports.

— Lord Byron

When I started writing about art, there were no curators.

— Waldemar Januszczak

The history of art is a sequence of successful transgressions.

— Susan Sontag

“Second, writing is survival. Any art, any good work, of course, is that.”

— Ray Bradbury

Culturally, the arts of Puerto Rico is really unmatched by any other island.

— Fat Joe

A bone heals, a bruise fades, but art is forever

— Otep Shamaya

What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.

— Tahar Rahim

The soul cannot thrive in the absence of art.

— Henry Moore

In general, modern art... has been inspired by a natural desire to chart the uncharted.

— Herbert Read

Art is why I get up in the morning, but my definition ends there.

— Ani DiFranco

Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.

— Patti Smith

Record labels today are much less patient: Artists have a bad record, and they're gone.

— Kenny Chesney

The ability to play is essential to being a creative artist.

— Dewitt Jones

For me, art is a more trustworthy expression of God than religion.

— Rosanne Cash

I'm supposed to be, I am an artist. Yes, I'm lonely. But I'm married to my loneliness.

— Lady Gaga