I say that the art of sculpture is eight times as great as any other art based on drawing, because a statue… — Benvenuto Cellini Copy Share Image
I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
All that is good in art is the expression of one soul talking to another, and is precious according to the greatness… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
“It is absurd to pretend that one cannot love the same woman always, as to pretend that a good artist needs several… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Good art theory must smell of the studio, although its language should differ from the household talk of painters and sculptors. — Rudolf Arnheim Copy Share Image
There are some disabling myths about what art is, how to do it, what is good art, and what art is for,… — Peter London Copy Share Image
Ultimately, it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
There are always forces at work in a society, certainly in America, which are really forces of censorship -either religious bodies or… — John Boorman Copy Share Image
If I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
Enjoy the fashions, read the good articles, and when you feel threatened, turn your mental gaze inward, but keep your eyes on… — Rebecca Pidgeon Copy Share Image
I think, for me, not to get too dark, my self-worth is very much wrapped up in my ability to be a… — Matty Healy Copy Share Image
A real good artist is basically a grown-up kid, who never kills the kid. What we call being an adult is basically… — Quentin Dupieux Copy Share Image
There is this looking at the world as shapes and patterns and colors that have meaning, and you can't deny the superficial… — Wolfgang Tillmans Copy Share Image
“What is art? Art is tar, rearranged. Art is tar on canvas or tar on tarp or tar on a naked body.… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Art needs a proper climate. The average Frenchman is no more artistic than the average American, that's for sure. But the French… — Alexander King Copy Share Image
“Interviewer ...In the case of "American Psycho" I felt there was something more than just this desire to inflict pain--or that Ellis… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Art is not and never has been subordinate to moral values. Moral values are social values; aesthetic values are human values. Morality… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
Life is sometimes hard. Things go wrong, in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“But from the Parthenon and the Timaeus a specious logic leads to the tyranny which, in the Republic, is held up as… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“When things get tough, this is what you should do: Make good art. I’m serious. Husband runs off with a politician —… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I think that's what really separates me in the world of fashion is I have a real understanding of actual clothes and… — Scott Schuman Copy Share Image
Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I think you have a lot of really good artists today. You have your Beyonce, Usher, Nicki Minaj and the like. But… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
“As I see it, Christians should make good art, that shows forth truth & beauty for all, or make art that is… — Dustin Kensrue Copy Share Image
It's that same quality I've been talking about. It's neither contrived, nor surprising and smart, not baffling, not witty, not interesting, not… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
When I propose a candidate for a job I don't do it because the person in question is the best but because… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
I think that to be a good artist, you have to have ideas as well as manual skills. It's a blend of… — Michael C. McMillen Copy Share Image
Respect is one of the greatest expressions of Love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
Every man who is any kind of artist has a great deal of female in him. I act and give of myself… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know… — Q-Tip Copy Share Image
I've gotten to a place where I'm better at curbing your ego, which usually happens when you're feeling super small and scared… — Rhea Seehorn Copy Share Image
There is (gentle reader) nothing (the works of God only set apart) which so much beautifies and adorns the soul and mind… — John Dee Copy Share Image
Science is not just there for technology. It's part of what addressing who you are in the universe and understanding your place… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Sometimes life is hard. Things go wrong—in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I reverently believe that the Maker who made us all makes everything in New England but the weather. I don't know who… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Music makes me alive in a way that nothing quite does. Good art, good film, good books, good dance. Exhibitions, history. Nature… — Emily Saliers Copy Share Image
Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
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