Art Quotes · Page 214

“Breadwinning and the art of writing must be kept absolutely apart.”

— Anonymous

I believe that the arts make indispensable contributions to our understanding.

— Philip Kitcher

Bullshit: the art of making the idiotic sound sensible.

— Denise Clark

Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great.

— Edward Abbey

There is no work of art that is without short cuts.

— Andre Gide

“You were born an original work of art. Stay original.”

— Suzy Kassem

Above all, it is a matter of loving art, not understanding it.

— Fernand Leger

Art is the expression of the profoundest thoughts in the simplest way.

— Albert Einstein

I so wish to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali because his creativity is of a different level. His vision, his style of…

— Ishita Dutta

The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity.

— Alonzo King

I do not think making art alone makes it any better than making it with a team of people.

— Olafur Eliasson

We weren't art students, but we definitely created our own style and were pretty influenced by Andy Warhol and all the stuff…

— Fred Schneider

“Artists and whores, gold always bought them. An artist was no more than a whore who had been well-paid.”

— Robin Hobb

Both individual skill (art) and chance are important factors in determining success or failure.

— Benjamin Graham

People should genuinely care about stand-up. I'm not doing this just so I can do x, y, and z on TV. It's…

— Tom Rosenthal

Being a digital artist enables me to take my signature pieces and place them in a dimensional reality that only really exists…

— Kesh

In animation, what's wonderful is that when you start to work with multiple nationalities, the common language becomes a visual language rather…

— Chris Meledandri

“A blanket could be used to sail with the wind. That wind is provided by my ceiling fan, and my boat is…

— Jarod Kintz

We go to the theater to be entertained, but if what is left after you watch the movie is a sort of…

— Jordan Peele

If you're just starting off as an artist, steal as much inspiration from everything you like, as much as you can. Take…

— Yukimi Nagano

I wanted to be a visual artist because I grew up around a lot of painters and photographers and had a very…

— Jared Leto

As the unity of the modern world becomes increasingly a technological rather than a social affair, the techniques of the arts provide…

— Marshall McLuhan

Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy. The more joy you have in the Lord the less entertainment you needwhen you can…

— Leonard Ravenhill

Like students of art who walk around a great statue, seeing parts and aspects of it from each position, but never the…

— Robert Grudin

“Those who express even a little of themselves never become old-fashioned.”

— Robert Henri

Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art - the art of words.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No.

— Rick Ross

Cooking may be a creative art, but it's also a wonderful full-time hobby.

— Julia Child

Performance art is really more of a command than an invitation.

— Elvis Mitchell

Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art.

— Charles McCabe

You're lacking a human dimension of some sort if you're not interested in the arts.

— Philip Pullman

An artist must learn to be nourished by his passions and by his despairs.

— Francis Bacon

There's no being wrong in seeing something in art, only being disagreed with.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Art is supposed to punch you in the brain, and it's supposed to stay punched.

— Marc Maron

Art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament.

— Emile Zola

Art is what defines us, what makes us human.

— Jan Vogler

Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off.

— Joseph Conrad

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

— Ai Weiwei

art is not advocacy and advocacy is not art.

— Erica Jong

If modern art has produced symbols that are unfamiliar, that was only to be expected.

— Herbert Read