Humanity looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and its destiny. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Precepts, conventions - above all traditions - have no value in art. — Eleanora Duse Copy Share Image
In art, vitality is the chaotic initial state; beauty is the cosmic final state. — Chairil Anwar Copy Share Image
For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
The survival of artistic modes in which we recognize ourselves, identify ourselves and place ourselves will survive as long as humanity survives. — M. H. Abrams Copy Share Image
Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely… — Eduard Hanslick Copy Share Image
We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars. — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
I have a brother who's a schoolteacher, a sister who's a graphic artist, a brother who is a lawyer. I have a… — Ronan Farrow Copy Share Image
Now there is fame! Of all - hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public - fame is by far the worst. It… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
When people see me struggling on paper, I think it invites an almost collaborative relationship with the outside world, and that includes… — Adrian Tomine Copy Share Image
“...when a good poet is confronted with difficult facts that he knows to be true but also are inimical to poetry, he… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Art is about the context in which it is made as much as the object itself; objects take on different meanings in… — Matthew Slotover Copy Share Image
great writers are indecent people they live unfairly saving the best part for paper. good human beings save the world so that… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Sometimes artists die young, and we don't know exactly why. I think that, in life, you have these special individuals, whether it's… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
This might end up in crying. If you're not prepared to cry about it, I'm not sure you're making art. And if… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Storytelling is an ancient art that rarely receives the respect it deserves. Is it even possible to find someone these days with… — Erika Eichenseer Copy Share Image
The importance of the End of time is as ... a psychological event ... When you have seen the radiance of eternity… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint,… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
