The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure. — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
I'm a really big Rihanna fan, and I think she's such an incredible artist. — Charli XCX Copy Share Image
for my own purpose, I defined the art of fiction as experience illuminated. — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
If a character artiste accepts too many small roles his career dies a slow death. — Mukesh Rishi Copy Share Image
I've always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists. — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
Those who still think listening isn't an art should see if they can do it half as well. — Michael Ende Copy Share Image
From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
What are books but folly, and what is an education but an arrant hypocrisy, and what is art but a curse when… — Louis Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.” — John Waters Copy Share Image
“Here's another test. Of any activity you do, aks yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
I believe nature offers opportunities for connection, the arts offer opportunities for self-expression, and life offers continual opportunities for growth and self-discovery. — Bo Copy Share Image
Jane Austen's books, too, are absent from this library. Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When you are able to make a living with your job as an artist, that means you have an audience and you… — Rokia Traore Copy Share Image
Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work… — Caity Lotz Copy Share Image
I love when an artist can stand by themselves and play their guitar and hold a crowd, but I also love bells… — Kelsea Ballerini Copy Share Image
It's a lot different being a hip-hop artist. You just show up with a piece of paper with your words on it,… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
We could go work on curing cancer. We could go work on building spaceships. We could go work on art projects. What's… — Justin Rosenstein Copy Share Image
Now, the language that had grown up and formed itself on those principles is what one is dealing with, and the problem… — Robert Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I think the role of the artist today is about being provocative. I don't mean shocking, but you have to provoke people… — Mira Calix Copy Share Image
I have an office full of product from brands trying to be in videos and an inbox full of songs from artists,… — Adam Kluger Copy Share Image
The world knows of a vast stock of epic material scattered up and down the nations; sometimes its artistic value is as… — Lascelles Abercrombie Copy Share Image
I remember the first time my friend Colin Lewis, who used to be a judge with me on a show on MuchMusic… — Hannah Simone Copy Share Image
I'm interested in confronting police brutality and police abuse of cracking down on street performers and street artists, but also in valorizing… — Kalan Sherrard Copy Share Image
