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Artist Quotes by Joseph Conrad
- You can t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty. And least of all…
- The artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not…
- The artist appeals to that part of our being...which is a gift and not an acquisition - and, therefore, more permanently enduring.
- The artist in his calling of interpreter creates because he must. He is so much of a voice that, for him, silence is like death
- [The artist] speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives; to our sense of pity, and beauty,…
- An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.
- Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
More Artist Quotes
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his… — Chinua Achebe
- Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist. — Norman Ralph Augustine
- Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That's just copying what someone else did. — Sebastian Bach
- I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views. — Kevin Bacon
- The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. — Francis Bacon
- I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. — Lord Acton
- I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work… — Erykah Badu
- Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or… — Erykah Badu