When I was asked if I wanted to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, I yelled, 'Are you kidding me?' I've been… — Darius Rucker Copy Share Image
For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about the lack… — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
The death of every art form seems imminent at least once in every century; but while the very funeral arrangements go forward,… — Reynolds Price Copy Share Image
Being and having in our society teaches us how to take possession of things, when it should rather initiate us in the… — Gabriel Marcel Copy Share Image
Whatever an artist's personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he… — Willem de Kooning Copy Share Image
“To the extreme of this feeling I was ever a victim. The heavy responsibility, often suddenly and unexpectedly imposed—the struggle for success,… — John William Polidori Copy Share Image
“Jo examined the work of art nearest her, idly wondering what fortuitous concatenation of circumstances needed the melodramatic illustration of an Indian… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“The artist has been kind to me,” she said softly, not looking at him. “The artist drew what he saw. What he… — Tamera Alexander Copy Share Image
I've spoken before on how the art of storytelling has been lost a bit. I definitely feel 'Empire' is helping to reprogram… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
It is known to all persons who are conversant in experimental philosophy, that there are many little attentions and precautions necessary to… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
Art, its completeness, its formedness, its finishedness, had no power to console. Words on the other hand, were a lifeline. They left… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
I suppose the good artists, the righteous artists, somehow manage to be exuberant, and the embarrassed artist has this idea that everybody… — John Currin Copy Share Image
President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
From arts, to literature, to science, to the founding of Christian institutions, all of that has its roots in a biblical worldview,… — Hank Hanegraaff Copy Share Image
Supreme Court says pornography is anything without artistic merit that causes sexual thoughts, that's their definition, essentially. No artistic merit, causes sexual… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
I felt so nourished by the process of making [Moana], of you're always engaged with other artists from different disciplines, and it's… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
An entertainment is something which distracts us or diverts us from the routine of daily life. It makes us for the time… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
This book blew me away. Kelly Parra writes with the keen eye of an artist. Graffiti Girl is warm, gutsy, and true-to-life… — Anne Frasier Copy Share Image
I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art,… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
“The dreamer is a distinguished operatic artist, and, like all who have elected to follow, not the safely marked general highways of… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
This is a photograph, so it is as you see: there are no lies and no deceptions. One can detect here, elevated… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others. She is,… — James Whistler Copy Share Image
My grandmother was an artist and did enameling. She had a little apartment, and in her tiny little kitchen, she had a… — Jennifer Meyer Copy Share Image
I love jazz because it's so American; you know it's our Only Original Art Form. It just goes against the greed of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
...it was the arts, those noble expressions of the human spirit that are communicated through literature, dance, song, film, drama, painting and… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
Rumors and reports of man's relation with animals are the world's oldest news stories, headlined in the stars of the zodiac, posted… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
“Our interpreting the universe as an artifact absolutely requires that we posit an author for it, or a celestial fimmaker, dramatist, painter,… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
The objective of the Classical Art of Riding is to train the horse not only to be brilliant in the movements and… — Alois Podhajsky Copy Share Image
My belief is that it is most important for an artist to develop an approach and philosophy about life - if he… — Jacob Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Your good intentions are not enough; you have to be artful. We may be filled with goodwill; we may be motivated by… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I get to study and I got to mimic and what I basically did was I stole from every person that I… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
“Pursuing an artistic existence can let you experience emotions you wouldn’t know otherwise. It gives you hope and helps you see the… — Pantelis Kassotis Copy Share Image
A strange thing has happened - while all the other arts were born naked, this, the youngest, has been born fully-clothed. It… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
The fact that I could secure an opera engagement made me realize I had within me the making of an artist, if… — Enrico Caruso Copy Share Image
We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any… — Keith Jarrett Copy Share Image
Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
I saw my potential as artistic director, which is very different from designer. Fashion companies might have $200 million to $300 million… — Jason Wu Copy Share Image
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