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Artistic Quotes by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it's the same with…
- Of the truly creative no one is ever master; it must be left to go its own way.
- Some books seem to have been written, not to teach us anything, but to let us know that the author has known something.
- The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else.
- A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension…
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- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- 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
- My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could only do… — Javier Bardem
- I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams
- Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. — Henry Ward Beecher
- My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever… — Jack Black
- The difference between a bad artist and a good one is: the bad artist seems to copy a great deal; the good… — William Blake
- Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think… — Andrea Bocelli
- Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular… — Andrea Bocelli
- I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin,… — Napoleon Bonaparte