Portrait Quotes

291 quotes by 225 authors

Is it possible that the portrait of the divine Son of God is an exaggeration, at best, or a complete fabrication, at worst, of the… — John Clayton
Not only are Christians writing about Jesus, but also Communists, Jews, atheists and agnostics are taking up their pens to paint a portrait of Jesus. — John Clayton
The length of exposure (one minute in sunlight) is still too long for the portrait. It was fifteen minutes when I first began my work.… — Gabriel Lippmann
The moment seemed right to me for a full and, if possible, authoritative portrait of the life and character of the Prince of Wales. — Jonathan Dimbleby
A journalist is supposed to present an unbiased portrait of an event, a view devoid of intimate emotions. This is impossible, of course. The framing… — Alexandra Kerry
Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to… — Irving Penn
The severe portrait that is not the greatest joy in the world to the subject may be enormously interesting to the reader. — Irving Penn
I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world — Samuel Johnson
I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do… — Rene Auberjonois
Creativity is portrait of one's innovative ideas. — Anil Sinha
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject,rather does the subject grow to look like his portrait. — Ceejay
Keep moving Never shy off obstacle on the way of your endeavour. Keep moving is the virtue of progress.Never lament setback of today. Choose to… — DrAnil Kr Sinha
When having my portrait painted I don't want justice, I want mercy. — Billy Hughes
Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. — Oscar Wilde
The true portrait of a man is a fusion of what he thinks he is, what others think he is, what he really is and… — Unknown Author
Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is always a portrait of himself, and the more he tries… — Samuel Butler
Beautiful, Gorgeous, I ain't tryna buy your time, I can't afford it. What I'm tryna do is paint a pretty portrait. Me and you, a… — Trey Songz
Portraits are supposed to "look within," but in my opinion very few people have an interior significantly different from the outside portrait. — Unknown Author
I wish that time would stand still. If this was part of a film. We would watch the clip all day. Like a portrait of… — London Elektricity
Thy head is a portrait thy just have to paint it until thy run out of paper — Jocelyn Najera

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