Artists thrive on suffering.

“I met Suffering on a quiet road, just as the sun was setting behind me. Its presence was heavy, like an old coat I…

— Sanjo Jendayi

Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff.

— Courtney Barnett

“Artists never thrive in colonies.”

— Henry Miller

Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests.

— Arthur C. Clarke

Filmmakers and artists always thrive during more liberal times.

— Michael Moore

“When I compare myself to the other fellows there is something stiff and awkward about me; I look as if I had been in…

— Irving Stone

“Only suffering grows big artists.”

— Irving Stone

“Be okay with having health-essential boundaries.”

— Gregory S. Works

Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural…

— Aberjhani

“Artists are never poor, they just don't get enough time to make money !”

— Brahmananda Patra

I'm a huge fan of Geffen records. Everything about them - their artists, their videos, their marketing.

— Guy Oseary

Art is fast, but with art you're tied down. That's too negative. What I mean is, you have a business and a place that…

— Cory Arcangel

Defeat furnishes good material to the poets and the artists, but none of us care to have the glory of the conquered apply to…

— Susan Glaspell

I don't believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better?

— Alan Arkin

“So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists…

— Justina Chen Headley