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> [In theatre, the main objective is to make the art happy, not the audience!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/in-theatre-the-main-objective-is-to-make-the-art-happy-not-the-2/)

[Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_actor_in-theatre-the-main-objective-is-to-make_548609.jpg)

> [Doing art that has a happy ending, that doesn't seem really corny, is extremely difficult to pull off convincingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-drooker/doing-art-that-has-a-happy-ending-that-doesn-t-seem-really-corny-is/)

[Eric Drooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-drooker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/eric-drooker-12664_art_doing-art-that-has-a-happy-ending-that-d_1157932.jpg)

> [There are lives lived for love, and lives lived for art. We, happy band, have chosen the later persuasion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-barker/there-are-lives-lived-for-love-and-lives-lived-for-art-we-happy-band/)

[Clive Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-barker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/clive-barker-773_art_there-are-lives-lived-for-love-and-lives_2403375.png)

> [The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/the-art-of-being-happy-lies-in-the-power-of-extracting-happiness-from/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/henry-ward-beecher-175_art_the-art-of-being-happy-lies-in-the-power_912236.png)

> [Over the years I have learned that creating art has made me happy. I used to be a lawyer and I'm much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-sawaya/over-the-years-i-have-learned-that-creating-art-has-made-me-happy-i/)

[Nathan Sawaya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-sawaya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/nathan-sawaya-38703_art_over-the-years-i-have-learned-that-creat_2060639.jpg)

> [Science strives for answers, but art is happy with a good question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-turrell/science-strives-for-answers-but-art-is-happy-with-a-good-question/)

[James Turrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-turrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b6/james-turrell-18973_answers_science-strives-for-answers-but-art-is-h_1596370.jpg)

> [“The supreme art is the art of being happy with the simplest things and the greatest artist is the person who performs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/the-supreme-art-is-the-art-of-being-happy-with-the-simplest-things/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_art_the-supreme-art-is-the-art-of-being-happ_1817984.jpg)

> [I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/i-would-be-willing-to-do-almost-anything-to-make-art-happy-i-care/)

[Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/paul-simon-1703_art_i-would-be-willing-to-do-almost-anything_124110.png)

> [The more horrible this world (as today, for instance), the more abstract our art, whereas a happy world brings forth an art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-klee/the-more-horrible-this-world-as-today-for-instance-the-more-abstract/)

[Paul Klee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-klee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/paul-klee-4253_abstract_the-more-horrible-this-world-as-today-fo_19753.jpg)

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