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title: "8 Artistic Achievement Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-think-dear-white-people-the-show-is-a-tremendous-artistic/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/ta-nehisi-coates-733_achievement_i-think-dear-white-people-the-show-is-a_39608.jpg)

> [Any artistic achievement that is tailored to conform to social demands rather than to the real, uninhibited, feelings of its creator, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/any-artistic-achievement-that-is-tailored-to-conform-to-social/)

[Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65b/semir-zeki-25396_achievement_any-artistic-achievement-that-is-tailore_349482.jpg)

> [“I was truly happy. But my state was not that of any ordinary satisfaction. It was a joy which stemmed directly from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/konstantin-stanislavski/i-was-truly-happy-but-my-state-was-not-that-of-any-ordinary/)

[Konstantin Stanislavski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/konstantin-stanislavski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/konstantin-stanislavski-94135_acting_i-was-truly-happy-but-my-state-was-not-t_418613.jpg)

> [Lemon Tree is well worth seeing as a first-class artistic achievement bridging two civilizations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sarris/lemon-tree-is-well-worth-seeing-as-a-first-class-artistic-achievement/)

[Andrew Sarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sarris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/andrew-sarris-34750_achievement_lemon-tree-is-well-worth-seeing-as-a-fir_1024264.png)

> [The glory of the disposition that stops to consider stimuli rather than rushing to engage with them is its long association with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cain/the-glory-of-the-disposition-that-stops-to-consider-stimuli-rather/)

[Susan Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/susan-cain-647_achievement_the-glory-of-the-disposition-that-stops_1107846.jpg)

> [The miniatures of the Mughal period are really the pinnacle of Indian artistic achievement. And not a single one of those paintings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/the-miniatures-of-the-mughal-period-are-really-the-pinnacle-of-indian/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1c/salman-rushdie-153_achievement_the-miniatures-of-the-mughal-period-are_1477877.jpg)

> [The Window is not without a certain visual spell that makes it a first-rate artistic achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sarris/the-window-is-not-without-a-certain-visual-spell-that-makes-it-a/)

[Andrew Sarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sarris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/andrew-sarris-34750_achievement_the-window-is-not-without-a-certain-visu_1867269.png)

> [“In the space of a few generations a city with a population slightly less than that of present-day Stillwater, Oklahoma, produced the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/in-the-space-of-a-few-generations-a-city-with-a-population-slightly/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/daniel-coyle-19412_art_in-the-space-of-a-few-generations-a-city_2367181.jpg)

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