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Artists are often excellent businessmen. They have to be. Otherwise they do not remain artists. — A. Y. Jackson Copy Share Image
Our business model rises or falls on our ability to serve the artists. If others can do it better, the artists will go elsewhere. — Michael Rapino Copy Share Image
I believe artists deserve all the help they can get, so they can focus on being great artists. — Janina Gavankar Copy Share Image
artists ... all have a need that cannot be met by another human being. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
My projects have typically taken a long time to complete. Buildings might take on average about five to seven years to finish, but in… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
When I got the opportunity to do the new wing [the Schauhaus] for the German Historical Museum, for instance, I didn't see it as… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity. — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
Qatar does not have much history, it's a new emirate. So I couldn't draw on the history of the country; its history is really… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
I didn't want to think about a project that I couldn't finish. That's a kind of temptation. One has to realize one's limitations. Why… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history but it’s not very deep. I understand that time… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
You cannot defend your design without knowing what you're designing for. — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
I was born in Suzhou, a city not very far from Shanghai. It's a very interesting town - there is a long artist's tradition… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
Architecture is the very mirror of life.You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
I've been active all my life. In 1990 I retired from my firm, I.M. Pei & Partners, and for two years I didn't do… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
At home, I have a wife, fortunately, and my children are all grown, and I have many grandchildren. I spend weekends with my grandchildren;… — I. M. Pei Copy Share Image
I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
I don't believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better? — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
I am not the avant-garde. I am the artist who comes after the advancing guard. I am more concerned with continuity of ideas and… — Nathan Oliveira Copy Share Image
I am a horrible visual artist. I can't fix a car, sew, knit, cook, etc. Statistically, there is more I don't do than do. — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.… — Roman Polanski Copy Share Image
I have touched with a sense of art some people-they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to… — Mary Cassatt Copy Share Image
The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
I am a very big fan of Brian Eno, of his work as an artist and making his music, and as a producer. In… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point? — Branford Marsalis Copy Share Image
Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex. — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
