Gerhart Hauptmann Quotes

Art is a language, therefore, a social function.

Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann

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Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Saint Augustine
- Art
- Empty
- Thou Art
I think what made it difficult for people to get, and still makes it difficult for people to get, is the theatrical nature of the work and the fact that, my music doesn't exist without the performance-art element.

Lady Gaga
- People
- Work
- Music
As authors, most - most authors, our art is portraying the human condition. Trying to show you what it's like to be somebody else, trying to make you feel for somebody else. That means you have to have a high degree of empathy.

Patrick Rothfuss
- Trying
- Art
- High
Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.

Vikas Swarup
- Way
- English
- Language
They're not poodles, they're art.

Rachael Leigh
- Art
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.

Carl Sandburg
- People
- Respect
- Language