In my day artists wanted to be outcasts, pariahs. Now they are all integrated into society — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
Im a maximalist, so Im probably not very elegant. My art is not a coup de grce. Its a war of attrition. — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio. — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
“I want to learn martial arts, so when I want to kill someone, I can do something about it” — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
Outcomes rarely turn on grand gestures or the art of the deal, but on whether you've sent someone a thank-you note. — Bernie Brillstein Copy Share Image
Short-sighted music fans might scoff at the revivalism of, say, Ariel Pink, but plenty of acts have built healthy careers around the… — Anthony Fantano Copy Share Image
I attended the Women's March on Washington with a group of artists, curators, and art-world professionals. — Zoe Buckman Copy Share Image
Abstract art is a creative interplay between the conscious and the unconscious, with the conscious mind making all the final decisions and… — Lawren Harris Copy Share Image
“You're a talented artist," he began, and I burst into more tears. He jumped up, agitated, and tried to give the book… — Vicki Keire Copy Share Image
“Despite dreaming about making a living through his art, the real potential of becoming An Artist Nobody Likes was far, far scarier… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
I feel a lot of cities are like, you go and you are trying to do your art, and there are so… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
There are certain artists that get into the little circle in hip-hop, and everybody is talking about them, and they are buzzing.… — Logic Copy Share Image
I wasn't a bitter person. I always try to look for the best in people. And a lot of pain, I guess,… — Frank Dux Copy Share Image
“If an artist constructs profanity in rap music with the use of his or her own creative lyrics, it should inform or… — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
I write at a desk. I have a room of my own where I can have my computer. I write in there,… — Eve Bunting Copy Share Image
I don't agree with most forms of censorship, and I especially don't agree with the idea that one needs to be from… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
I hated art as a kid. I didn't even like art class. I didn't like to draw. I would make my dad… — Wade Guyton Copy Share Image
Who can deny that much that passes for science and art today destroys the soul instead of uplifting it and instead of… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Artists are always searching for beauty - and when they find it and fashion it in their own unique way - it… — John Kurtz Copy Share Image
I like dirty boys. Mechanics, construction workers, artists who get paint and clay everywhere. They gotta have rough hands. — Tamara Feldman Copy Share Image
There is an art, a science to gaining power. There is a natural force or inclination in all of our beings to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What really made me a performance artist was that I was able to step back and assess. I've always had [that ability],… — Kalup Linzy Copy Share Image
This concern which interests us more than anything else: the blurring of the distinction between art and life. — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
I always felt like an outsider to the music world in a certain way. There was so much less of an art… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin… — Nick Mason Copy Share Image
Art and propaganda have this much connection, that if a propaganda makes art impossible, it is clearly damned. — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
I can hope that the economy gets better, or I can seek a more proactive approach to protect our employees, reward our… — Michael Rapino Copy Share Image
My natural orientation has never been among a community of writers, really. For some reason my social world has always been in… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. — Norm Dicks Copy Share Image
One of the artists I most admire is David Lee Roth. I think his combination of humor, glamour, sex and energy is… — Andrew Ridgeley Copy Share Image
No matter how substandard you feel your skill or talent may be, If you never produce your art, the world will always… — Derek R. Audette Copy Share Image
Theres a blank canvas in front of you. You are the artist of your life, and you are free to paint any… — Nishu Copy Share Image
To an artist, a picture is both a sum of ideas and a blurry memory of 'pushing paint,' breathing fumes, dripping oils… — James Elkins Copy Share Image
“He agreed with David Hockney that an artist really had to be able to draw before anything else could be achieved.” — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one. — William McElcheran Copy Share Image
I'm very honest about the things I struggle with and I need to work on to survive as a solo artist. — Aubrey O'Day Copy Share Image
One of the first lessons a necromancer learns is the art of playing dumb. Of course, one problem with playing dumb is… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
Can someone eat the fruit that comes from the tree of action that grows from the seeds of your mind? — Eugene J. Martin Copy Share Image
The music does a lot for me. I'm one of those types of artists who the music really inspires my delivery, my… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
“A gypsy girl approached Don Zana and Alfanhui and held out her tambourine. Don Zana said to her, 'You don't pay for… — Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio Copy Share Image
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