“Hitherto I had been convinced that my friend wanted to become an artist, a painter, or perhaps an architect. Now this was… — August Kubizek Copy Share Image
“But I think we will have trouble learning how to lie, having for so long practiced the art of going round an… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“Boomer had asked her once, in a telephone call from Virginia, “Why does this stuff, these hand-painted hallucinations that don’t do nothin’… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
There is a love-hate relationship between New York and the rest of the country, but New York is unarguably the city that… — Harold C. Schonberg Copy Share Image
When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Directors who have inspired me include Billy Wilder, Federico Fellini, lngmar Bergman, John Ford, Orson Welles, Werner Herzog, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock,… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Suffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering. When you become good at the art of letting sufferings go, then you'll… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
First time that I cried at a work of art was at a drum solo that I saw. A drummer named Winard… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
We come away from the tragedies of [William] Shakespeare with a profound sense of having encountered reality in its most pristine form… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Each dream finds at last its form; there is a drink for every thirst, and love for every heart. And there is… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
It’s not rocket science. It’s social science – the science of understanding people’s needs and their unique relationship with art, literature, history,… — Clement Mok Copy Share Image
“So," Art [Green] said, "it's hard to do Judaism and travel light. Judaism is not mostly about letting go, but mostly about… — Rodger Kamenetz Copy Share Image
'By heaven, that thou art fair, is most infallible true, that thou art beauteous truth itself, that thou art lovely. More fairer… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
There is sometimes a greater judgement shewn in deviating from the rules of art, than in adhering to them; and?there ismore beauty… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Men don't want to be confused by the facts when their minds are already made up. Women know the art of negotiation… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar Copy Share Image
“Nowadays, of course, just about our only solvent industry is the merchandising of death, bankrolled by our grandchildren, so that the message… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
The problem is we're looking for something that doesn't exist. We're looking for authenticity. There is no such thing as authenticity. There… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now… — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
The artist must forget the audience, forget the critics, forget the technique, forget everything but love for the music. Then, the music… — Mstislav Rostropovich Copy Share Image
“The goddess is not an out-there force among the far stars or beyond death, but is here and now and living. In… — Diane Stein Copy Share Image
It takes a fierce devotion to defend your artistic space, and eternal vigilance over it, because the needs of others will grow… — Judith Ortiz Cofer Copy Share Image
My background is in art. I was a painter and an occasional sculptor, and I really like materials - you know, stuff.… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get… — Bonnie Langford Copy Share Image
In times like ours, where the growing complexity of life leaves us barely the time to read the newspapers, where the map… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Now my charms are all o'erthrown, And what strength I have's mine own, Which is most faint: now, 'tis true, Or sent… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Design always has a purpose, art has no purpose. That's really the difference between them. Do I think one is better than… — Paula Scher Copy Share Image
“This is a perfectly good picture. And if I didn't know you, I would be impressed and charmed. But I do know… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
To me, the art of cinema is the same as the art of painting. The artist takes a 2D medium and gives… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
“I am convinced that fine art is the subtlest, the most seductive, the most effective instrument of moral propaganda in the world,… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with… — Michael Atiyah Copy Share Image
Pitbull is great with brands. Endorsements with hip-hop artists work because hip-hop artists typically set the most trends... It's every brand's goal… — Adam Kluger Copy Share Image
When I get to the drawing, I really enjoy taking a big chunk of time and working on the drawing and nothing… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
“Watch out for art, Crake used to say. As soon as they start doing art, we’re in trouble. Symbolic thinking of any… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
If you're an artist, you want to draw from real life; you want to draw from experiences, emotion, and it's something that… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
What is your substance, whereof are you made, That millions of strange shadows on you tend? Since everyone hath every one, one… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I've been a signed artist, but it's only been a full year-and-a-half. I'm still kind of new to money and this kind… — Polo G Copy Share Image
The discovery I announce to the public is one of the small number which, by their principles, their results, and the beneficial… — Louis Daguerre Copy Share Image
Please just look at those Indonesian cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan... are there any other cities on earth, of that size, with such… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image