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People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career. — Tori Amos
I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just really reflecting the… — Ian Anderson
I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a very small screen. — Laurie Anderson
I think that the problem is that people fear so many things and they don't live life to its fullest. And for me as an… — Criss Angel
The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the… — Marina Abramovic
Being an artist is not easy - I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It's a huge sacrifice. — Marina Abramovic
An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better. — Marina Abramovic
An artist should not fall in love with another artist. — Marina Abramovic
All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike. — Maya Angelou
From the moment you are born, you could die. I think as an artist it is important to meditate on that. — Marina Abramovic
Artists can do whatever they want! — Marina Abramovic
I think people who are artists, actors, singers, great songwriters, they tend to have a hyper state of emotion where they feel things very, very… — Willie Aames
Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work. — Marina Abramovic
If you're a baker, making bread, you're a baker. If you make the best bread in the world, you're not an artist, but if you… — Marina Abramovic
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he… — Thomas Aquinas
I do greatly admire Australian artists. — Jeffrey Archer
The decay of society is praised by artists as the decay of a corpse is praised by worms. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Savages and modern artists are alike strangely driven to create something uglier than themselves. but the artists find it harder. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The beautification of the world is not a work of nature, but a work of art, then it involves an artist. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A child's attitude toward everything is an artist's attitude. — Willa Cather
To humiliate and be humiliated, I think, is a crucial element in our whole social structure. It's not only the artist I'm sorry for. It's… — Ingmar Bergman
President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader... — Aberjhani
We need artists to help us come together and share our voices and build community around powerful issues concerning our roles in the world and… — Unknown Author
The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. — Piet Mondrian
The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his… — Paul Strand

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