Shape Quotes

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Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions. — Paul Cezanne
It is an intimately communicative affair between the painter and his painting, a conversation back and forth, the painting telling the painter even as it… — Ben Shahn
Form is the shape of content... — Ben Shahn
God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself… — Christina, Queen of Sweden
One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything. — John Gielgud
What do I want to express? The subject means little. The arrangement, the design, colour, shape, depth, light, space, mood, movement, balance, not one or… — Emily Carr
Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own future. Its advances consist in finding out where it has been wrong. — Friedrich August von Hayek
The hard thing when you get old is to keep your horizons open. The first part of your life everything is in front of you,… — Howard Thurman
Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for… — Roger Scruton
Lose your schematic conventions by finding some surprising symbol or shape in the welter of shades, and draw that. — Adam Gopnik
I think size is the most unused quotient in the sculptor's repertoire because it requires lots of commitment and time. To me it's the best… — Michael Heizer
I come from a family of tall, curvy women. I developed in my body and my shape far earlier, so from a young age I… — Ricki-Lee Coulter
I've had plenty of practice and I'm hitting the ball well. I've had no injury worries so I'm in good shape. — Tim Henman
Doubts are suppressed by groups... But remember that the internal incentives that shape how the group perceives risks and rewards may be very different from… — Daniel Kahneman
I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Where we can, we must give things a meaningful shape. — Yann Martel
I work like a labourer on a farm or in a vineyard. Things come to me slowly. My vocabulary of forms, for instance, has not… — Joan Miro
I'm really creating abstract shapes and relationships that work together. They come together and give the illusion of reality, but they're really abstract shapes. If… — John Newman
As one of the nation's top agricultural states, Nebraska has a great opportunity to provide input that will help shape the 2007 Farm Bill, ..… — Dave Heineman
There must be a judicious arrangement of all the parts. Considered conversely, the artist's task is to fill his panel with a design that conforms… — Walter J. Phillips
The artist is a man who finds that the form or shape of things externally corresponds, in some strange way, to the movements of his… — Graham Collier

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