Art Quote by Thomas Mann

“It is as well that the world knows only a fine piece of work and not also its origins, the conditions under which it…

— Thomas Mann

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

— Ivan Fernandez

“If the creative process is so powerful, it would be natural to wonder why many artists have difficulties in their lives. It is because…

— Robert Fritz

“The true artist has no pride. He sees unfortunately that art has no limits; he has a vague awareness of how far he is…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

“The artist is the only one qualified to criticize his art, because only the artist knows what he was trying to express and how…

— Ron Brackin

Let them understand above all that the artist works from necessity; that he, too, is a minute element of the world to whom one…

— Pablo Picasso

“The power of creativity does not just lie in an artist’s work, but also in how he or she continues to create regardless of…

— Sharon Louden

“The scientist has in common with the artist only this: that he can find no better retreat from the world than his work and…

— Max Delbruck

“An artist does things naturally, without effort. Some power guides his hand. A forger struggles, and if he succeeds, it is a genuine achievement.”

— Patricia Highsmith

The recognition of the truth that we get in the artist's work comes to us as a revelation of new truth. We did not…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“But when it comes to creativity, the unknown is not our enemy. If we make room for it instead of shunning it, the unknown…

— Ed Catmull

“There are no guarantees that if you work hard enough, or are talented enough, that you will be successful, be able to support yourself,…

— Jessica Todd Harper