Artists Quotes

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Everything Brecht wrote—plays, dialogues, and poetry—was his attempt to clarify the inner contradictions not only of the capitalism and fascism of his times, but also… — Richard Foreman
Even though Hubbard is dead, his business still repeats his lies, ... and in my opinion the proposed Act should also punish businesses and organizations… — David Rice
Sheer egoism... Writers share this characteristic with scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, soldiers, successful businessmen - in short, with the whole top crust of humanity. — George Orwell
I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or… — Chico Hamilton
Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists. — Richard Thompson
People see owning a gallery as a way to get rich. I never thought that I could get rich in the art world. I wanted… — Arne Glimcher
There is more to representing art than selling art. The life of the gallery is dependent on the renewal and refreshment of its artists and… — Arne Glimcher
The opportunity to record the song came when Phil Collins' record label, Atlantic, was doing a tribute album to him and they asked all these… — Deborah Cox
We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and… — Siobhan Davies
I think the great artists (..) have always thought with the heart. — Douglas Sirk
The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists. — Artur Schnabel
To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how… — Karen Kain
Dancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged. — Karen Kain
I consider myself very lucky indeed to have had the career I have. I listen to the radio now and you can't tell artists apart. — Jay Kay
Month after month, Wizard Academy equips people who want to make a difference. This is why journalists and scientists and artists and educators and business… — Roy H. Williams
Cookery is a wholly unselfish art: as 'art for art's sake' it is unthinkable. A man may sing in his bath every morning without the… — Andre Simon
All my friends are artists, so I am used to collective agony as a mode. — Kate Braverman
In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition. — Helmut Jahn
To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a… — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
It is the job of artists to open doors and invite in prophesies, the unknown, the unfamiliar; it’s where their work comes from, although its… — Rebecca Solnit
I have a deep-seated distrust and even contempt for people who are driven by ambition to conquer the world … those who cannot control themselves… — Saul Leiter
All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy. I don't look for skill in art...Skill has nothing to… — Jerry Saltz
Art schools are partly the villain here. (Never mind that I teach in them.) This generation of artists is the first to have been so… — Jerry Saltz
More and more in the art world are becoming moralistic, telling artists and critics what they should and shouldn't write, do, or make art about.… — Jerry Saltz
There are people who are like monkeys in a cage just hitting the coke button. They don't really get that for [musicians and artists] to… — Maynard James Keenan

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