“Repeated elements encourage comparison of like objects and force our eye to follow from one element to the next, even when those… — Joshua Field Copy Share Image
I always felt like an outsider of the industry, and now I feel quite comfortable as an independent artist. — Kate Nash Copy Share Image
Mike Judge, who I've become friends with over the years never took himself seriously as an artist. — Bill Griffith Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art. — Rita Ora Copy Share Image
What has pleased and continues to please, is likely to please again; hence are derived the rules of art, and on this… — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came face to face with Michelangelo-- and he… — Jackson Pollock Copy Share Image
When I say to the Moment flying; 'Linger a while -- thou art so fair!' Then bind me in thy bonds undying,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
You know, my mom, who inspired me to be a novelist, I remember her reading 'The Agony and the Ecstasy,' about Michelangelo,… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Hollywood movies of the Fifties, like The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur, with their epic clash of pagan and Judeo-Christian cultures, tell more… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
There are those who say that poets should use her and his art to change the world. I'd agree with that, but… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
All "if" statements about the past are as dubious as prophecies of the future are. It seems fairly plausible that if Alexander… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
When people decide to talk publicly about poetry as an art form and how it's received, they often get very abject about… — Eileen Myles Copy Share Image
Being on the run wasn't fun, but it was something I had to do. I was actually working in legitimate jobs. I… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
“Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all,… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
The whole point of art, as far as I’m concerned, is that art doesn’t make any difference. And that’s why it’s important.… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away… — John Foster Dulles Copy Share Image
You can tell black artists are front and centre when Usher discovers and launches Justin Bieber. — Dan Hill Copy Share Image
It's about finding meaning through light. I'm always interested in tensions. A primary one is the collision between the familiar and the… — Gregory Crewdson Copy Share Image
I think that all great art never strives to answer any questions; it just asks the appropriate ones at the appropriate time. — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away. — Artie Shaw Copy Share Image
I hadn't been a recording artist all that long when albums came on the scene, and I was one of the first… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
The artist's interest cannot be restricted to a single field; he must seek the highest perception of everything, of the whole and… — Asger Jorn Copy Share Image
One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment. — S. N. Goenka Copy Share Image
My father wanted me to be a dentist like him, or any doctor, really. There was this attitude of, 'The civil rights… — Amy Sherald Copy Share Image
Of late years (perhaps as a result of our political changes) art has borrowed from history more than ever. — Alfred de Vigny Copy Share Image
That's why I love jiu-jitsu, this is the best martial art in the world. It's an art that seeks the peace, to… — Demian Maia Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by how Hollywood has changed since I started. Today it's about immediate delivery. There's less risk and less art. — Diane Lane Copy Share Image
Believing in one’s own art becomes harder and harder when the public response grows fonder. — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
When it comes to art and science, people don't like a lot of either. Instead of being open to it, they're closed… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I believe that economics is based on scarcity of markets. And it's possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
I love what a women embodies. I love our bodies; I love the way we communicate with our bodies. I love the… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Have the courage to analyze great emotions to create characters who shall be lofty and true. The whole art of the analytical… — Paul Bourget Copy Share Image
Science is moving closer to weaponry, and Art is moving closer to commercialism. And never the twain shall meet. — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Leger was not only the first artist I ever met but also the first pop artist, and he blew our minds. — William Klein Copy Share Image
You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don't think that's a good… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Perhaps this is the purpose of all art, all writing, on the murders, fiction and non-fiction: Simply to participate. — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
I began my career as a recording artist, and eventually I started directing my own music videos. — Johan Renck Copy Share Image
Music is more emotional than prose, more revolutionary than poetry. I'm not saying I've got the answers, just a of questions that… — Malcolm Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm an experimental artist in a field that doesn't celebrate experimentation. It celebrates self-destruction, which I guess you could say is a… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
