Art Quotes

14657 Art quotes by 5537 unique authors

I love fashion. I love couture. I'm going to erect a shelf in my bedroom with an art light to be the spot for the… — Sandra Bullock
Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index. — Julie Burchill
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation. — Edmund Burke
Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing. — Edmund Burke
If you don't get noticed, you don't have anything. You just have to be noticed, but the art is in getting noticed naturally, without screaming… — Leo Burnett
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts. — Ken Burns
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact. — William S. Burroughs
I see no reason why the artistic world can't absolutely merge with Madison Avenue. Pop art is a move in that direction. Why can't we… — William S. Burroughs
I wasn't exposed to art as I was growing up, and can't recall the first time I saw a work of art. However, I remember… — William S. Burroughs
Speaking for myself, art differs from writing in that I never know what I'm going to paint until I paint it, so it's almost like… — William S. Burroughs
Visual art and writing don't exist on an aesthetic hierarchy that positions one above the other, because each is capable of things the other can't… — William S. Burroughs
The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good… — Samuel Butler
Life is not an exact science, it is an art. — Samuel Butler
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. — Samuel Butler
The history of art is the history of revivals. — Samuel Butler
The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. — Samuel Butler
It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas. — David Byrne
The arts don't exist in isolation. — David Byrne
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain. — Lord Byron
In high school, I was very active in extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, and choir. I also wrote for the school newspaper, but not… — Meg Cabot
Your talent is your art. It is not to be taken for granted. — Paula Abdul
Acting is like any other art form, in that you have the option to go very big or go very small. — Nicolas Cage
Picasso said, 'Art is a lie that tells the truth.' What if you just want to tell the truth and not lie about it? — Nicolas Cage
How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but… — Nicolas Cage
To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect. — Alexander Calder

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