In general, and most especially with artists, I pay as much attention to the man who does the work, as to the… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
Art is identical with a state of capacity to make, involving a true course of reasoning. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The base of artistic pursuit is ambivalence and complexity. And that's what I try to do. — Fernando Perez Copy Share Image
And a lot of the artists and people that we hired were fans of Transformers growing up, so having so many fans… — Michael Bay Copy Share Image
Surrounding yourself with creative, imaginative people is a good strategy for success whether you're an entrepreneur seeking innovation or an artist looking… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever. — Chris Martin Copy Share Image
The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being… — Henry James Copy Share Image
I could have been born into any family. I was fortunate that I was born to an artist as extraordinary as Picasso,… — Claude Picasso Copy Share Image
“That's some catch, that Catch-22,' he observed. 'It's the best there is,' Doc Daneeka agreed. Yossarian saw it clearly in all its… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
There is no need to run outside for better seeing... Rather abide at the center of your being; For the more you… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time… — Janis Ian Copy Share Image
Artists have their existential questions as human beings, and they address these questions in their works. But they are also thinking in… — Gunnar Kvaran Copy Share Image
You have to be an artist and a madman, a creature of infinite melancholy, with a bubble of hot poison in your… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I felt really lucky in that I've gotten to know some of my favorite artists; I get to tell them how important… — Finneas Copy Share Image
Applause is an instinctive, unconscious act expressing the sympathy between actors and audience. Just as our art demands more instinct than intellect… — Ellen Terry Copy Share Image
Poetry is the break (or rather the meeting at the breaking point) between the visible and the invisible. — Jean Genet Copy Share Image
This year, notoriety got confused with fame, and the devil is down hearted because there is nothing left for him to claim. — Don Henley Copy Share Image
Many of us believe that 'real artists' do not experience self-doubt. In truth, artists are people who have learned to live with… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I believe in the democratization of the arts. What do I mean by that? I think museums, with some exceptions, have a… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
Is photography art?... The pure definition of the word 'art' alone is too vague today to break one's brain and soul about… — Ernst Haas Copy Share Image
I think in my late 20s, I was starting to enter that realm of complacency, which is the most terrifying place I… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image
To teach is to learn... If we ever think we know all there is to know about our creativity we are dead… — Richard Pousette-Dart Copy Share Image
Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
My brothers are both 6 ft. 5 in., and if you have younger brothers who are bigger than you then you have… — Nick Moran Copy Share Image
I don't have one track that I consider better than the next because all I'm trying to do is still grow as… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
I never stop being a mother and I never stop being an artist. You understand? Which is probably why my kids are… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
It's a feeling I can't describe, to see my work in action. The best is when an artist is appreciative. — Karen Civil Copy Share Image
I believe in the art of literature, I believe in freedom of the imagination, I believe in the kind of liberties that… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Artists have been getting ripped off since the beginning of time, probably. But on the other hand, it might be nice to… — Exene Cervenka Copy Share Image
Good or bad, the one thing I can say about my art is, if I can quote Sinatra, I did it my… — Frank Frazetta Copy Share Image
Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination. — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
I have always considered myself an artist and painting was the first medium that I claimed. — Scott Avett Copy Share Image
I believe that working independently will give artists the ability to communicate the full extent of their art and not just a… — Tom DeLonge Copy Share Image
My parents were journalists and friends with writers, artists, and just a really interesting assortment of people, so I was exposed to… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
Well, competition is so important, even when you're an artist. And if you deny that there's competition, then you're a liar. That's… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
The division between art and deviousness and crime is sometimes as thin as a cigarette paper. — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
The personal lives of painters are tragic and inevitable and do not explain the artist. For the artist is his work and… — Sam Francis Copy Share Image
In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that. — Irwin Shaw Copy Share Image
