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title: "56 Artists Make Quotes by 55 authors"
description: "Browse 56 Artists Make quotes by 55 authors. Discover the best Artists Make sayings and thoughts."
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> [As artists we are here to make you uncomfortable with the complexity of your reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/as-artists-we-are-here-to-make-you-uncomfortable-with-the-complexity/)

[Junot Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junot-diaz/)

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> [Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-beth-mckenzie/artists-make-things-so-much-easier-for-themselves-when-they-learn-to/)

[Mary Beth McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-beth-mckenzie/)

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> [Artists make art... everyone else talks about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-russo/artists-make-art-everyone-else-talks-about-it/)

[Paul Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-russo/)

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> [“Great artists make the entire world their home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaim-potok/great-artists-make-the-entire-world-their-home/)

[Chaim Potok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaim-potok/)

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> [As long as artists can make something, artists will continue to survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-legrand/as-long-as-artists-can-make-something-artists-will-continue-to-survive/)

[Victoria Legrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-legrand/)

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> [There are artists who make their living now going to conventions... because now you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-perez/there-are-artists-who-make-their-living-now-going-to-conventions/)

[George Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-perez/)

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> [It is our function as artists to make the spectator see the world our way not his way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barnett-newman/it-is-our-function-as-artists-to-make-the-spectator-see-the-world-our/)

[Barnett Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barnett-newman/)

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> [Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-stokes-mitchell/artists-make-our-lives-livable-and-enjoyable/)

[Brian Stokes Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-stokes-mitchell/)

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> [An alive piece of art may be more alive than much of its audience, and with this odd truth artists must make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-maisel/an-alive-piece-of-art-may-be-more-alive-than-much-of-its-audience-and/)

[Eric Maisel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-maisel/)

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> [In my opinion, the true pioneers are those artists who make manifest in their works the new content, the determining characteristics of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-sholokhov/in-my-opinion-the-true-pioneers-are-those-artists-who-make-manifest/)

Mikhail Sholokhov

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> [I think a philistine environment should be bracing for young artists. You have to make your own enjoyment, you've got to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-longley/i-think-a-philistine-environment-should-be-bracing-for-young-artists/)

[Michael Longley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-longley/)

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> [There's an awful pressure on signed artists to make a hit song. But I never wanted to be an artist who created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raye/there-s-an-awful-pressure-on-signed-artists-to-make-a-hit-song-but-i/)

[Raye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raye/)

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> [Any time I get a chance to work with artists that make me inspired and learn new stuff about music - every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-goransson/any-time-i-get-a-chance-to-work-with-artists-that-make-me-inspired/)

[Ludwig Goransson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-goransson/)

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> [When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-lewitt/when-artists-make-art-they-shouldn-t-question-whether-it-is/)

[Sol LeWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-lewitt/)

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> [If you get to participate with a group of artists and make something that's really truthful, that's about the highest you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tupper/if-you-get-to-participate-with-a-group-of-artists-and-make-something/)

[James Tupper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tupper/)

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> [“A plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive, at least a little bit…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut-jr-2/a-plausible-mission-of-artists-is-to-make-people-appreciate-being/)

[Kurt Vonnegut, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut-jr-2/)

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> [Every artist can make art only from the materials at hand, and many of the child stars who try to mature into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-junod/every-artist-can-make-art-only-from-the-materials-at-hand-and-many-of/)

[Tom Junod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-junod/)

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> [It is the artists who make the true value of the world, though at times they may have to starve to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-jong/it-is-the-artists-who-make-the-true-value-of-the-world-though-at/)

[Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-jong/)

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> [I guess with the generation we live in, we just want to be entertained at the end of the day. A lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyga/i-guess-with-the-generation-we-live-in-we-just-want-to-be-entertained/)

[Tyga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyga/)

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> [The modern recording studio, with its well-trained engineers, 24-track machines and shiny new recording consoles, encourages the artist to get involved with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-landau/the-modern-recording-studio-with-its-well-trained-engineers-24-track/)

[Jon Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-landau/)

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> [Advertising agencies don't care about a better world in the end. They are servants of their client: what the client wants is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliviero-toscani/advertising-agencies-don-t-care-about-a-better-world-in-the-end-they/)

[Oliviero Toscani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliviero-toscani/)

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> [Americans might not understand, but within Korea, Big Bang was one of the first artists to make their own production. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-dragon/americans-might-not-understand-but-within-korea-big-bang-was-one-of/)

[G-Dragon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-dragon/)

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> [I support the idea that artists have to make a stand. I'm with that - you're putting the discussion on the table…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/i-support-the-idea-that-artists-have-to-make-a-stand-i-m-with-that/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

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> [Artists make art for themselves. Art is an honest expression. Artists who pander to their fans by trying to make music “for”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/artists-make-art-for-themselves-art-is-an-honest-expression-artists/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

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> [I'm a professional artist, that's how I make my living. So I watch the market. There is, it seems to me, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brice-marden/i-m-a-professional-artist-that-s-how-i-make-my-living-so-i-watch-the/)

[Brice Marden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brice-marden/)

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> [“So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen-headley/so-really-continued-jacob-as-if-this-were-perfectly-normal-to-expound/)

[Justina Chen Headley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen-headley/)

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> [But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-ford-coppola/but-who-said-art-has-to-cost-money-and-therefore-who-says-artists/)

[Francis Ford Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-ford-coppola/)

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> [Artists make worlds for people to walk through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-piccinini/artists-make-worlds-for-people-to-walk-through/)

[Patricia Piccinini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-piccinini/)

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> [Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anish-kapoor/artists-don-t-make-objects-artists-make-mythologies/)

[Anish Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anish-kapoor/)

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> [How can you measure the contribution that artists make to society?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kurtz/how-can-you-measure-the-contribution-that-artists-make-to-society/)

[John Kurtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kurtz/)

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> [Men talk about art, and artists make art, but should artists talk?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leos-carax/men-talk-about-art-and-artists-make-art-but-should-artists-talk/)

[Leos Carax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leos-carax/)

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> [“Artists make normal songs. Then Radio stations, TV and DJ’s turn those normal songs into hits”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-philosopher-dj-kyos/artists-make-normal-songs-then-radio-stations-tv-and-dj-s-turn-those/)

De philosopher DJ Kyos

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> [A lot of artists make art for five years, some artists make art for ten years, a few make art for fifteen:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doseone/a-lot-of-artists-make-art-for-five-years-some-artists-make-art-for/)

[Doseone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doseone/)

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> [Our jobs as artists is to make sure our art tells a real story and let people see themselves in these characters.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-rel-howery/our-jobs-as-artists-is-to-make-sure-our-art-tells-a-real-story-and/)

[Lil Rel Howery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-rel-howery/)

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> [“Artists make art not because they have knowledge they want to "express" but because they want to discover or learn something through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-a-siedell/artists-make-art-not-because-they-have-knowledge-they-want-to-express/)

[Daniel A. Siedell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-a-siedell/)

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> [When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/when-the-world-becomes-a-massive-mess-with-nobody-at-the-helm-it-s/)

[Joni Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-mitchell/)

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> [People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-amos/people-assume-that-all-artists-make-for-terrible-business-people-but/)

[Tori Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tori-amos/)

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> [I am personally happy for artists to make as much money as they can while they can to carry them through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-craig-martin/i-am-personally-happy-for-artists-to-make-as-much-money-as-they-can/)

[Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-craig-martin/)

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> [An artist don't make you bigger than life - being that person that can break artists can make you bigger than life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timbaland/an-artist-don-t-make-you-bigger-than-life-being-that-person-that-can/)

[Timbaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timbaland/)

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> [Great artists make the roads; good teachers and good companions can point them out. But there ain't no free rides, baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/great-artists-make-the-roads-good-teachers-and-good-companions-can/)

[Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/)

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