Art Quotes

14657 Art quotes by 5537 unique authors

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute. — Honore de Balzac
What is art? Nature concentrated. — Honore de Balzac
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up. — Antonio Banderas
The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious. — Lester Bangs
Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked… — Tyra Banks
All a work of art can do is present the surface. I can't know the insides of people. I know very little about the inside… — John Banville
All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained. — John Banville
He that desireth to acquire any art or science seeketh first those means by which that art or science is obtained. If we ought to… — Robert Barclay
But don't call me an actor. I'm just a worker. I am an entertainer. Don't say that what I am doing is art. — Javier Bardem
Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse… — Javier Bardem
I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well as a symbolist in literature. Not that I understand what these terms… — Henry Adams
The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music… — P T Barnum
I loved comedy all my life. I think it's a real powerful art form. — Roseanne Barr
It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money. — Dave Barry
The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. — Lynda Barry
Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent… — Drew Barrymore
In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution. — Bela Bartok
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. — Bernard Baruch
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe and see good… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. — Jacques Barzun
Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights of paradise, so also we… — Saint Basil
I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. — Jean-Michel Basquiat

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