Art Quotes · Page 360

In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income.

— Jean Rostand

A good style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art.

— Aristotle

To do the right thing at the right season is a great art.

— Helio Gracie

Any artist who doesn't think he's the best should quit.

— Harold Town

MFA programs are to the world of art what gentrification is to your neighborhood.

— Sarah Schulman

I'm a street fighter. I'm ready for any kind of mixed martial arts that comes at me.

— Ricardo Mayorga

Shame on those artists who aren't proud of their achievements.

— Suzi Quatro

“Even your graffiti artists spray Rumi on the walls”

— Khaled Hosseini

I love Darius Rucker. He's a true artist, a great songwriter who can play his instrument, sing and write about his life.

— Randy Houser

I don't *ever* write about real people. Art is supposed to be better than that. If you want a slice of life,…

— Barbara Kingsolver

A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary…

— Jerry Saltz

There's a very important aspect to all my work, now more than ever, which is tying the interior design and architecture with…

— Peter Marino

“Thunder Road' knows who I am and what I feel, and that, in the end, is one of the consolations of art.”

— Nick Hornby

Through education comes understanding. Through understanding comes true appreciation. All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once…

— Pablo Picasso

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as…

— Aretha Franklin

I've been influenced by someone or [English artists] work. I mentioned Hans Coper as an example.

— Warren MacKenzie

I think when people try to use their art for political views, I think they're art becomes smaller, less interesting. And so…

— Sean Lennon

I think that there's an awakening inside of me really honestly, and I honestly believe that the best work of my life…

— Forest Whitaker

“Eystein had also resorted to a weird form of trickery: among his decorations of wood or wool, gold or velvet, he would…

— Vladimir Nabokov

As an artist, i feel lucky to have been given the gift of creativity so that i may share my vision of…

— Romero Britto

As an artist you very much want to have control over your dialogue and your image and when you become exposed in…

— Halsey

When I hear other artists talk, they talk about 'How come radio's not playing my song?' Well, you have to look at…

— Blake Shelton

The true meaning of an artist/actor is opening my heart to the audience and at the same time opening their heart. Through…

— Richard Cabral

Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the…

— Anton Chekhov

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you.

— Bob Dylan

“All literature and popular art contain themes that resonate with the audience.”

— Daniel Lambert

Honour is that which no man can give you and no man can take away.

— Rob Roy MacGregor

I'm not the greatest driver. I don't know if I'll ever master the art.

— Naomie Harris

Art must take to the road and risk all for the glory of adventure.

— Lawren Harris

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” — Sun-Tzu, The Art of War”

— D.R. Bell

Looking like I don't have it together is actually an art that I perfected.

— Deon Cole

“Mr. Freeman says fear is a great place to begin art.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson

Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.

— Henry Louis Gates

An artist spends himself like the crayon in his hand, till he is all gone.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious.

— Sun Tzu

“The careful observance of discipline is the mark of the artiste.”

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

If I knew what the meaning of art was, I wouldn't tell you.

— Pablo Picasso

An artist without ideas is a mendicant; barren, he goes begging among the hours.

— Irving Stone

Born of the sensibility, art sows and creates life in its turn.

— Remy de Gourmont

Fine art is something wonderful that's left long into the future ... eternal beauty.

— Masashi Kishimoto