“Here, in Lorrain's poisoned little jewel of a tale (“The Man Who Made Wax Heads”) the consummate achievement of decadent art is… — Jennifer Birkett Copy Share Image
And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound… — Plato Copy Share Image
The place resembled a new model prison, or one that had achieved a provisional utopia after principled revolt, or maybe a homeless… — Sam Lipsyte Copy Share Image
As an artist, you need to be not at all entitled in your relation with the work. So money is kind of… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“She is not a bulldog, only a woman pressed into the shape of a small jar, possibly attempting to dance in there.… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“. . . None of us are born as passive generic blobs waiting for the world to stamp its imprint on us.… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
The dimensions of a work of art are seldom realized by the author until the work is accomplished. It is like a… — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
There were some types of sanctions that happen in the public world that made my work acceptable, where someone looks at the… — Julian Schnabel Copy Share Image
There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
We, as designers, have a job with so many possibilities and connections. We are connected to so many different portals, from art… — Miuccia Prada Copy Share Image
Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe, Whence cam'st thou, that thou art so fresh and fine? I know thy… — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Art originates in play - in improvisation, experiment, and fantasy; it remains forever, in its deepest instincts, playful and spontaneous, an exercise… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
As I very much liked to draw and paint as a child, I entered a special art program in high school, which… — Jerome Isaac Friedman Copy Share Image
For me, the game would be to assume a very intelligent reader who can extrapolate a lot from a little. And that's… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I guess artists are living inspiration. There's something very pure about a person that fantasizes. I like hearing their stories, watching them… — Dasha Zhukova Copy Share Image
In the broader American culture - the mainstream media, the world of the arts and entertainment, the high-tech world, and the entire… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
The fact that biological, or atural rules might help in the creation of a computer generated work of art is interesting, but… — Steven Levy Copy Share Image
When you're writing songs for yourself, as all artists do, it's about 'me.' It's about what you feel and your emotions. You're… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
The maker of kitsch does not create inferior art, he is not an incompetent or a bungler, he cannot be evaluated by… — Hermann Broch Copy Share Image
If thy words are wise, they will not seem so to the foolish: if they are deep the shallow will not appreciate… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
I have always believed that art should be a deep pleasure...ther e is always, everywhere, an enormous amount of suffering. But I… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
Ah! What avails the classic bent And what the cultured word, Against the undoctored incident That actually occurred? And what is Art… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Everybody asks 'would you fight Conor McGregor?' - of course I'd fight Conor McGregor but it's not because of the money. It's… — Stephen Thompson Copy Share Image
“Well, of course one must have concentration. Courage. Self-control. That goes without saying. But more important than these, one must have... I… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
I keep it real normal, like I don't try to act like a celebrity, or say that just because I'm on a… — Vinny Guadagnino Copy Share Image
A couple years ago, I felt like I was in a dead end, and I kept asking myself, "How do you get… — Slater Bradley Copy Share Image
There are some superficial things that connect me to the stream. There's instrumentation, there's timbre, use of electronics, the way that samples… — Missy Mazzoli Copy Share Image
A man asked Muhammad what was the mark whereby he might know the reality of his faith. Muhammad said, 'If thou derive… — Muhammad Copy Share Image
All great art, and today all great artlessness, must appear extreme to the mass of men, as we know them today. It… — Alexander Trocchi Copy Share Image
“The greatest benefit we owe to the artist, whether painter, poet, or novelist, is the extension of our sympathies… Art is the… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
In my darkest night, when the moon was covered and I roamed through wreckage, a nimbus-clouded voice directed me: "Live in the… — Stanley Kunitz Copy Share Image
Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
Some artists see a gig as an audience worshipping them. I think it is about having a great time together. I have… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
This is. And thou art. There is no safety. There is no end. The word must be heard in silence. There must… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You get to choose what you want to be. You don’t need skills you were born with or permission. If you want… — Dana Schwartz Copy Share Image
How would you judge an artist who mutilated animals in a gallery because it was visually arresting? How riveting would the sound… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Other [artists'] music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music… — Ben Rector Copy Share Image
The heart of the Waldorf method is that education is an art-it must speak to the child's experience. To educate the whole… — Rudolf Steiner Copy Share Image
I think it[3D] should be used as a new artistic form, not as a gimmick, not to impress you but the existence… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
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