Dad was a world-famous astronomer; Mom was the artist who drew the iconic Pioneer plaque. — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
“An artist does not create the way he lives, he lives the way he creates.” — Jean Lescure Copy Share Image
What is it about conformity itself that causes us all to require it of our neighbors and of our artists and then,… — Ben Shahn Copy Share Image
The problem of making artists talk about their work is that when they're making their work the left-brain is shut off. So… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
They say that art should stand the test of time. Life lasts a limited amount of time. Mountains and trees and earth… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
And it was about then, about that time, that I began to find life unsatisfactory as an explanation of itself and was… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
God uses millions of no-name influencers every day in the simplest selfless acts of service. They are the teachers whose names will… — Mel Lawrenz Copy Share Image
I became a recording artist before I knew it. And I just - when I would listen to my old records, I'd… — John Prine Copy Share Image
The artist is always engaged in writing a detailed history of the future because he is the only person aware of the… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: All good cooks, like all great artists, must have an audience worth cooking for. — Andre Simon Copy Share Image
People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us? — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up,… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Art is about the context in which it is made as much as the object itself; objects take on different meanings in… — Matthew Slotover Copy Share Image
The artist need not know very much, best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or… — Emil Nolde Copy Share Image
I have absolutely no interest in rock and roll. I'm just being David Bowie. Mick Jagger is rock and roll. I mean,… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
“You can 3d print furniture, but you cannot 3d print art - and alas, only a true artist can know what this… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Prince Rogers Nelson was the most gifted artist of the rock era. Not the greatest genius - just the most musical in… — Robert Christgau Copy Share Image
I like people like Robert De Niro and Anthony Hopkins. And Gianfranco Zola, who played for Chelsea and Italy. He's an artist… — Phil Daniels Copy Share Image
No one can make the album they made 10 years ago with a straight face. There are two reasons: one is you… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
“The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable.” — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this,… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young because it is difficult for one artist… — Christo Copy Share Image
Artmaking involves skills that can be learned. . . In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which… — David Bayles Copy Share Image
I early on showed interest in the arts and I used to say, 'I'm an artist, I'm an artist.' — Meena Harris Copy Share Image
My name is Rene Angelil, throat cancer survivor, artist manager, and I am also known as Celine Dion's husband. — Rene Angelil Copy Share Image
I have mixed feelings about Napster. I like what it can do for an unsigned band. It can help them sell 10,000… — Shaggy Copy Share Image
I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing any artist can do is to constantly push themselves and improve their craft. — Ami Vitale Copy Share Image
Don't make me out to be an artist. I am an engineer. I am after the facts, only the facts. — Harold Eugene Edgerton Copy Share Image
I thought of a high school report I did on the Belgian artist Rene Magritte and a quote I once read from… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
What drives me is to still feel creative and like I'm pushing myself as an artist. — JC Chasez Copy Share Image
Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because… — Kiki Smith Copy Share Image
I did a film called 'The Escape Artist' for Francis Coppola. I had the title role. — Harry Anderson Copy Share Image
The man who reacts to the universe with a cry of impotent anguish is acceptable as an artist only if he can… — Kenneth Tynan Copy Share Image
'Honey' was the first song I wrote where I was really enjoying myself again after questioning the idea of being an artist. — Robyn Copy Share Image
