When we of the so-called better classes are scared as men were never scared in history at material ugliness and hardship; when… — William James Copy Share Image
Certainly I enjoy the outré and I enjoy artistic comics and surrealism in comics very much. But the decision I made and… — Michael Kupperman Copy Share Image
There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
The first five minutes in Gramacho is really overwhelming because all of your senses are being attacked. Visually, too, because your eyes… — Vik Muniz Copy Share Image
Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials. Using modernist techniques, you get more control,… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
Artistic form is congruent with the dynamic forms of our direct sensuous, mental, and emotional life; works of art are projections of… — Susanne Katherina Langer Copy Share Image
There's something about having an artistic outlet that is so important to the human mind and development. It's as important as any… — Ingrid Michaelson Copy Share Image
Our parents more or less just kind of wanted us to pursue our passions. Whatever they would have been, they would have… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Saying that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic worth, is like saying that he had… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
It may be that the only reason childhood memories act on us so strongly is that, being the most remote we possess,… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
In New York, I get a tremendous amount of ideas by looking at the paintings and the sculptures, adapting artistic endeavors to… — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
Crumb was such an influence on me. He's such a visionary, such a great artist, that he so shaped my artistic sensibilities… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs. It is a disease which arises from men no having sufficient power of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Contemporary art for me is a real driver; it propels us into the future. And at the same time, it's what connects… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
I still hope that more people can create art, even though artistic genres may never be the most popular or money-making genres.… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as… — James Spader Copy Share Image
Having financial independence does not increase one's chances of independent, artistic creation whatsoever. Our conditioned behavior toward mimicry for the sake of… — Fady Joudah Copy Share Image
Traditionally, photography has dealt with recording the world as it is found. Before photography appeared the fine artists of the time, the… — Ralph Gibson Copy Share Image
The reverse process is extremely important to me - that artistic images can inspire to words and different myths, and that in… — Asger Jorn Copy Share Image
“The artistic is thus very close to the ethical. If only we could grasp the world from someone else’s standpoint, we would… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
You have to keep people engaged until you get them through the next commercial. I'm not complaining about working in TV, at… — Charlie Hunnam Copy Share Image
In European thought in general, as contrasted with American, vigor, life and originality have a kind of easy, professional utterance. American --… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also… — Madhuri Dixit Copy Share Image
Artistic judgments are silly if expressed as dogmas, at least until we get an "artometer" which can measure objectively how many micro-michelangelos… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
My favorite place in the whole world is Nashville. Because it's my home, it's Music City. It's like, everybody there is so… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
Of course, we need not be surprised if artistic excellence goes unrecognized on account of being unknown; but there should be the… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
I never thought that the music called "jazz" was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Art alone makes life possible - this is how radically I should like to formulate it. I would say that without art… — Joseph Beuys Copy Share Image
An unhurried mind brings the capacity to make wise choices every day - choices of how we use our time, of where… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
The life's story of great geniuses is a sad one, without much tangible reward, which does not inspire future generations to face… — Joseph Haydn Copy Share Image
There is more in art, with an apology to that much abused word, as applied to photography, than startling display lines, on… — Gertrude Kasebier Copy Share Image
In the days before machinery men and women who wanted to amuse themselves were compelled, in their humble way, to be artists.… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I feel like we want to compartmentalise things and say, 'Well, that's emotional, artistic and subjective, while this is intellectual, objective and… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
Every age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video… — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
Some are able and humane men and some are low-grade individuals with the morals of a goat, the artistic integrity of a… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
The formation of scales and of the web of harmony is a product of artistic invention, and is in no way given… — Hermann von Helmholtz Copy Share Image
For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and… — Ashlee Simpson Copy Share Image
It is not easy to build a great brand. It takes leadership to persuade the rest of the company to follow your… — David F. D'Alessandro Copy Share Image
