The young artist... will discover out of ordinary things the meaning of ordinariness. He will not try to make them extraordinary. Only… — Allan Kaprow Copy Share Image
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. — Golda Meir Copy Share Image
“Defining your enterprise business capability is part art and part science, and building your business capabilities is more science than art.” — Pearl Zhu Copy Share Image
Image of rugged cliffs And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives… — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Ordinary persons, he said, smiling, found no differences between men. The artist found them all. — Alexander Theroux Copy Share Image
Art ... is as much a source of happiness for the beginner as for the master. One forgets everything in one's work. — Marie Bashkirtseff Copy Share Image
The arts are part of a nation's identity, they are part of a nation's soul and when we look at a country… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I learned some classical music history, which I had done quite a bit at of Performing Arts. But I got some more… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I have some art, but I am a hobbyist. I would not consider myself an expert but in the course of writing… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“As Solomon himself had remarked, 'We can be sure of talent, we can only pray for genius.' But it was a reasonable… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“He thought of all the living species that train their young in the art of survival, the cats who teach their kittens… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men… — Francis Parkman Copy Share Image
Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
“It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull school is. The learning by memory all the basic things one… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world — Steve Case Copy Share Image
The "happening" operates by creating an asymmetrical network of surprises, without climax or consummation, this is the alogism of dreams rather than… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“I'm not really sure what I'm going to do when I get there, but that's why someone invented the fine art of… — Danielle Ellison Copy Share Image
Art can end up answering questions or asking questions. But when it's not connected to actual movements, it doesn't ask the right… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
When something happens in Africa, an artist will sing about it and stuff. We have all the records; we have everything. Free… — Burna Boy Copy Share Image
Man is abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no aim but what he sets himself. — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my… — Jimmy Cliff Copy Share Image
This is a new phase in history where art, science, business and spirit will join together in the pursuit of true wealth. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Some were beggars, some were kings, and some were masters of the arts. But in their shame they're all the same, these… — Hank Williams, Jr Copy Share Image
I like Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist. — Billy Connolly Copy Share Image
“A nation may be moved by its statesmen and defined by its military but it's usually remembered for its artists.” — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
My idealism is clearly one reason I'm an artist. I see art as one of mankind's more sublime acts, as a vital… — Richard Schmid Copy Share Image
The art of the compromise, which was the art of politics, is no longer valid. Compromise needs to be between citizens, not… — Beppe Grillo Copy Share Image
I'm perfecting my craft as an artist and as a performer, and my shows are getting better each time. — Cordae Copy Share Image
No command of art, No toil, can help you hear; Earth's minstrelsy falls clear But on the listening heart. — John Vance Cheney Copy Share Image
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
For the canons of good society are, or should be, the same as the canons of art. Form is absolutely essential to… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I went to a quite macho art school in the 1970s, and while everyone was making hulking big sculptures, I was making… — Cornelia Parker Copy Share Image
The thing about Sheeran is that he is an incredibly real artist and songwriter. He is not trying to be anybody else… — Lauv Copy Share Image
Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I think I managed to trick people a little bit into thinking I'm more arty by making creative, artistic, visual work and… — Sia Copy Share Image
I would just encourage any artist to stay focused, of course keep God first, and just keep working hard. Try to outwork… — Ace Hood Copy Share Image
I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline. — James Blake Copy Share Image
If you continue to act like an artist as you get older, you'll increasingly feel pressure. People will question your actions. — William McDonough Copy Share Image
