An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
To have my name said like, "Common and John Legend, Golden Globe nominees," is one of the greatest achievements I've ever had… — Common Copy Share Image
Well, as a visual artist working with the phenomenon of cinema, the grammar of cinema, [making a feature] was bound to happen.… — Nicolas Provost Copy Share Image
I've been, I think, able to stay grounded in such a crazy business, and I attribute that a lot to my family,… — Debbie Gibson Copy Share Image
I feel strong in my belief, based on my widely traveled collaborations, that a one-to-one contact through art contains potent peaceful powers,… — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
I didn't really know what I was looking at when I first came across Man Ray's 'Dust Breeding,' his photograph of a… — Cornelia Parker Copy Share Image
The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of… — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
Most of the time when I have met artists who have meant a lot to me, the experience has been well above… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Art is always the index of social vitality, the moving finger that records the destiny of a civilization. A wise statesman should… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
In case you still haven't figured it out, he loves you. Your tiger will be back in the morning, and you can… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
Some of the pictures are truly mysterious to me.. which is why I so often say publicly that I don't know or… — Susan Rothenberg Copy Share Image
Art is the child of Nature; yes, Her darling child, in whom we trace The features of the mother's face, Her aspect… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Not everyone will leave a mark on the world through great business ventures, just as not everyone in the world will leave… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
The artist does not illustrate science; ... [but] he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does, and expresses by… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
The incomparable Michael Jackson has made a bigger impact on music than any other artist in the history of music. He was… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
I remember the excitement of being a new artist. When up and coming artists ask me like, "Any advice you have for… — Brooke Valentine Copy Share Image
Argumentative exhibitions bring issues to life in a way that very much irritates traditional curators who want to see their pictures valued… — Jonathan Miller Copy Share Image
I've only covered a few songs because I feel that if you're not going to go beyond the original artist in some… — Dawn Angelique Copy Share Image
At first, I didn't want to do unicorns. The artist in me said no. Then I thought, 'Wait a minute: this is… — Lisa Frank Copy Share Image
I really don't think art is good at answering questions. It's much better at posing questions - and even better at simply… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
Most artists try to break your heart, or they accidentally break their own hearts.But I find the quietness in the ordinary much… — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge was the whole learning curve of being solo artist. I've been in bands for so long that being a… — Nita Strauss Copy Share Image
When you want to make the main color pure and bright, don't just keep adding bright colors on it. Just make the… — Hiroko Sakai Copy Share Image
By artist I mean of course everyone who has tried to create something which was not here before him, with no other… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit… — John Kessel Copy Share Image
At the time that they were shown, the Brillo Boxes were underappreciated. It's only now, with the patina of history, that we… — Mike Bidlo Copy Share Image
On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards… — William Scott Copy Share Image
In order to become a master, you need to emulate. If you're going to be as big as Warhol has become in… — Mike Bidlo Copy Share Image
A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
We have to remember examples of many artists of conscious rap who have been coopted by the Department of State of the… — Bocafloja Copy Share Image
I am uncompromising to the point of huge dissension in the studio. And it's served me very well. My theory and my… — David Foster Copy Share Image
You want to paint? First of all you must cut off your tongue because your decision takes away from you the right… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I've had the thought that a person's 'artistic vision' is really just the cumulative combination of whatever particular stances he has sincerely… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
You no longer have to have a big record label behind you and have to kowtow to the politics that enabled you… — Eric Bischoff Copy Share Image
Even though I'm out there as an artist, I continue droppin' mixtapes, I continue doin' this and continue showin' DJs love personally.… — Ace Hood Copy Share Image
Going back to that idea that painting sits still and that we give ourselves over to it over time. There's a difference… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Art suggests stuff that is traded like money, that is kept in galleries and that belongs to the elite, whereas experience is… — Peter Gabriel Copy Share Image
I love to paint and beautify the most unexpected of places - I've painted everything from doorways to trains but have always… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I went to an art school in Brooklyn and painted Fine Art, if thats what youd call it for eight years in… — Bill Griffith Copy Share Image
In a sense, the first (if not necessarily the prime) function of a novelist, of ANY artist, is to entertain. If the… — Brigid Brophy Copy Share Image