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title: "11 Collect Art Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Collect Art quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Collect Art sayings and thoughts."
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> [ I would love to collect \[art\] at some point, but I think the whole rap/art world thing is getting kind of corny. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake/i-would-love-to-collect-art-at-some-point-but-i-think-the-whole-rap/)

[Drake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/drake-44_art_i-would-love-to-collect-art-at-some-poin_2363496.png)

> [If you're trying to learn how to collect art, the key is getting access to insider opinions, and we pride ourselves on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gilkes/if-you-re-trying-to-learn-how-to-collect-art-the-key-is-getting/)

[Alexander Gilkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gilkes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/alexander-gilkes-16519_art_if-you-re-trying-to-learn-how-to-collect_950937.jpg)

> [I collect art books. I have hundreds and hundreds of them and they get me to start hearing things. Sometimes people look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-amos/i-collect-art-books-i-have-hundreds-and-hundreds-of-them-and-they-get/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/tori-amos-679_art_i-collect-art-books-i-have-hundreds-and_2059657.png)

> [I collect art like other people eat pizza. I can't get enough of it. I need a constant source of inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-marino/i-collect-art-like-other-people-eat-pizza-i-can-t-get-enough-of-it-i/)

[Peter Marino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-marino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f8/peter-marino-12089_art_i-collect-art-like-other-people-eat-pizz_1857211.jpg)

> [I collect art, and I drink wine... things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/i-collect-art-and-i-drink-wine-things-that-i-like-that-i-had-never/)

[Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/jay-z-713_art_i-collect-art-and-i-drink-wine-things-th_3206796.png)

> [I am only limited by the amount of life I have left to capture the ideas I am already working on. Another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-macdonald/i-am-only-limited-by-the-amount-of-life-i-have-left-to-capture-the/)

[Richard MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-macdonald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/richard-macdonald-24701_am_i-am-only-limited-by-the-amount-of-life_3053200.jpg)

> [I collect art on a very modest scale. Most of what I have is photography because I just love it and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-parnell/i-collect-art-on-a-very-modest-scale-most-of-what-i-have-is/)

[Chris Parnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-parnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/chris-parnell-36016_art_i-collect-art-on-a-very-modest-scale-mos_704794.jpg)

> [I don't collect art at all. I'm fascinated by art. I receive a lot of presents. My house is full of things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lindbergh/i-don-t-collect-art-at-all-i-m-fascinated-by-art-i-receive-a-lot-of/)

[Peter Lindbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lindbergh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/peter-lindbergh-13923_art_i-don-t-collect-art-at-all-i-m-fascinate_1658688.png)

> [I collect art. I just recently bought two gorgeous photographs of Marilyn Monroe by international photographer Eve Arnold and I know it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-brown/i-collect-art-i-just-recently-bought-two-gorgeous-photographs-of/)

[Melanie Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/206/melanie-brown-19309_art_i-collect-art-i-just-recently-bought-two_1474059.jpg)

> [My Picassos and Ferraris - those are kind of just toys. Those aren't the things that matter. What matters in the car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-wexner/my-picassos-and-ferraris-those-are-kind-of-just-toys-those-aren-t-the/)

[Les Wexner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-wexner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/les-wexner-14249_art_my-picassos-and-ferraris-those-are-kind_1863980.jpg)

> [The only thing I collect is art. I collect it because I like looking at it. A lot of it is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-hanna/the-only-thing-i-collect-is-art-i-collect-it-because-i-like-looking/)

[Kathleen Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-hanna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/kathleen-hanna-1726_abstract_the-only-thing-i-collect-is-art-i-collec_301529.png)

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