Art Quote by John Seed

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez

“And don’t forget that it is the press, the pulpit, and the university that mould public opinion, set the thought-pace of the nation. As…

— Jack London

“Every artist thus keeps within himself a single source which nourishes during his lifetime what he is and what he says.”

— Albert Camus

“No artist wants to stumble, certainly not in front of their audience, but sometimes that's what it takes”

— Joe Satriani

“Beware of artists. They mix with all classes of society and are therefore the most dangerous.”

— Anonymous

“Any artist must simultaneously be nigh cripplingly insecure and massively egotistical.”

— Jason Erik Lundberg

“But in the case of an artist, weakness is nothing less than a crime, when it is a weakness that paralyses the imagination. ”

— Oscar Wilde

“The worst thing an artist can have is too much freedom.”

— Magdalena McGuire

“Any artist who fails to engage with society and the vulnerability of the individual in a cruel existence should not style him-or herself an…

— Lena Andersson

“It is sometimes said that the tragedy of an artist's life is that he cannot realize his ideal.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Is it any wonder that no truly respectable society has ever trusted its artists?”

— Leguin, Ursula

“Look, I don't see why bad artists - I mean artists who are obviously incompetent... - why they should be presented hypocritically as good…

— Anthony Burgess