Desire is the motivating force behind all progress and advancement in science, art, industry and in all phases of life. — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
Artists have to believe in the merit of their own work and persevere whether they receive public recognition or not, but it's… — Mary Pope Osborne Copy Share Image
Unless the work of art has wholly exhausted its maker's attention, it fails. This is why works of great significance are demanding… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“the wily Machiavelli had always believed that any clod could have the facts—having an opinion was an art.” — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
“No child, still less a foetus, has ever mastered the art of small talk, or would ever want to. It’s an adult… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
At its best, what art does is, it points to who we as human beings and what we as human beings value.… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I think my favorite song from another artist would have to be 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonder. — Nick Jonas Copy Share Image
“When I was in art school, we were looking one day at a slide of some great fifteenth century painting, and one… — Paul Graham Copy Share Image
Wishing to open my mouth, O brethren, and speak on the exalted theme of humility, I am filled with fear, even as… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
“The world is moving into a phase when landscape design may well be recognized as the most comprehensive of the arts. Man… — Tom Turner Copy Share Image
This is another world to the ones most Australians know. It was explained by my father once that it's like a blanket… — Hetti Perkins Copy Share Image
What is an artistic picture? An artistic picture is very simple. The creator is not the producer. The creator is not the… — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
There are little Indian girls out there who look up to me, and I never want to belittle the honor of being… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I'm lucky enough to be able to make films and so I don't need a psychiatrist. I can sort out my fears… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I went from living with my parents, to being signed out of high school. I have never, not had a boss, or… — Tyler Hilton Copy Share Image
The ability to make somebody feel something: that's art. However you look at it, whether you're an author, a painter, a singer,… — Wale Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
So, yes, I wrote a script called 'Ben Is Back' that I got to make with a bunch of remarkable artists and… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment. — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
Books work as an art form (and an economic one) because they are primarily the work of an individual. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Despite all that I know rationally, and everything that I can put into words, I can say that I have difficulty giving… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring. — Fat Joe Copy Share Image
I respect artists that know how to be artists, that know how to create their own lane and make people respect them… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
It is a depressing fact that Americans tend to confuse morality and art (to the detriment of both) and that, among the… — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
...to make art is to realize another's sadness within, realize the hidden sadness in other people's lives, to feel sad with and… — Marianne Wiggins Copy Share Image
A still small voice spake unto me, 'Thou art so full of misery, Were it not better not to be? — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
Art is a shadow of what a person is thinking... a small glimpse of what they hold inside. Little secrets, regrets, joys...… — Sarah Copy Share Image
All I want to do is make sure that art is available to all Americans in a participatory way, whether you engage… — Jane Alexander Copy Share Image
Polling is an art as well as a science, and the art of crafting good questions is still vital. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying… — Anatole France Copy Share Image
Writing, like any art, is a continuing process of discovering the infinite possibilities of Life. — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
Greek is doubtless the most perfect [language] that has been contrived by the art of man. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“The worst that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.” — Joanna Rakoff Copy Share Image
Unless we build theater and performing arts, then we're not going to be creating future patrons. We need to make it accessible. — Michael Arden Copy Share Image
Music is alive and as an artist and as a musician, you want to do the best you can to grow with… — Sisqo Copy Share Image
Source of inspiration. The MAK is a museum that has had a profound effect on me as an artist and art viewer. — Kiki Smith Copy Share Image
“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up in the morning and see the light.” — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I've not met one person, even if they are not creative, who isn't dysfunctional. I guess artists are just a bit more… — Karen Elson Copy Share Image
I sometimes just don't like to see the Ultimate Fighting. I just find it, as a martial artist, I just find it… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
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