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> [Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-stieglitz/before-the-people-at-large-and-for-that-matter-the-artists-themselves/)

[Alfred Stieglitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-stieglitz/)

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> [I don't think there is room for 'artistic temperament.' Professional artists understand art is a business. If businesses ran their companies like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-don-t-think-there-is-room-for-artistic-temperament-professional/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/jack-white-1911_art_i-don-t-think-there-is-room-for-artistic_441793.png)

> [I assumed from the outset that photography was already art, and that I and other people working in photography were artists. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-baltz/i-assumed-from-the-outset-that-photography-was-already-art-and-that-i/)

[Lewis Baltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-baltz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/lewis-baltz-40478_art_i-assumed-from-the-outset-that-photograp_1046082.png)

> [“One would expect writers and artists to understand one another better than anyone else and to be more appreciative of one another’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-shafak/one-would-expect-writers-and-artists-to-understand-one-another-better/)

[Elif Shafak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-shafak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/elif-shafak-1594_art_one-would-expect-writers-and-artists-to_1469684.jpg)

> [I'm so in awe of what visual artists do and I do understand the differences of what visual artists do. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-m-so-in-awe-of-what-visual-artists-do-and-i-do-understand-the/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/lena-dunham-1013_art_i-m-so-in-awe-of-what-visual-artists-do_2794234.jpg)

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