William Blake Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.
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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
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I remember I heard it in an interview with Michael Jackson one day, saying the art is gone, everybody makes records just to make a record. See, I always want the artist that try to build a whole body of music on one album, so you can enjoy it. So you could say, 'I went with him here, I went with him here.'
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I believe love at first sight is possible. Centuries of literature and art and beauty has been dedicated to that idea, so who am I to argue, even if I've never experienced it?
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
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A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art.
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It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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I feel like now fashion is just part of how I think about everything. When I send out a mood board to our contributors every month about our monthly theme, there are photos from our fashion shows, but there are also film stills and album art.
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I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture.
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Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to express it in the most general terms, to find some universal formula for it.
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I'm going to start these art museums that are basically converted homes, and I have one for modern art, and I have one for 19th century European art, and one for French impressionism. I've got Japanese.
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When you make art, you get really invested in it. When art happens by accident and you were just along for the ride? It's way more fun.
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All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.
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What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials. Using modernist techniques, you get more control, and that allows you to be more artistic, not less!
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'Menace II Society' itself was a groundbreaking film. It's definitely going to go in the vaults of classics in all of cinema. The Hughes Brothers created an incredible project. Just gave the world something a little different than what we had seen in previous films in that same genre.
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Either you face the challenges in life head on or back out. And I am not someone to back out from challenges.
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We have to make sure the music and the message and the words and all the elements come through in our songs and every time we appear in public.
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The ignorant Insults of Individuals will not hinder me from doing my duty to my Art.
