"An artist without ideas is a mendicant; barren,……" — Irving Stone
"An artist without ideas is a mendicant; barren, he goes begging among the hours."
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53 Quotes by Irving Stone
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He made his colours, built his stretchers, plastered his canvas, painted his pictures, carpentered his frames, and painted them. 'Too…
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Who loves — lives, who lives - works, and who works has some bread.
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After all, the world is still great.
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No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him.
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Bleed me of art, and there won't be enough liquid left in me to spit! [Michelangelo Buonorotti]
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Art's a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury…
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His mind was like a soup dish, wide and shallow; it could hold a small amount of nearly anything, but…
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How can a young person learn whether he chose the correct way? He thinks he has a special idea, and…
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An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
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When I have trouble writing, I step outside my studio into the garden and pull weeds until my mind clears--I…
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If it is noticed that much of my outside work concerns itelf with libraries, there is an extremely good reason…
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Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at…
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