Art Quotes
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Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.
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Italy was a surprise in my life. I went there just to make money and then go back to Israel and study psychology. The arts wasn't something I grew up with or thought I could be part of.
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The art of never making a mistake is crucial to motherhood. To be effective and to gain the respect she needs to function, a mother must have her children believe she has never engaged in sex, never made a bad decision, never caused her own mother a moment's anxiety, and was never a child.
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When I was in my early twenties I was doing tenant organizing - rent strikes, specifically - in my building. I think that was how I started doing poster art. It was something very concrete.
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I thought, oh, I'm going to be a painter. And eventually my family had moved near Chicago, and when I graduated from high school, I went to the Chicago Art Institute, and it was there that I thought, well, now I'm going to be a painter.
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The only real distinction at this dangerous moment in human history and cosmic development has nothing to do with medals and ribbons. Not to fall asleep is distinguished. Everything else is mere popcorn.
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for those who study in arts faculties.
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The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.
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Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.
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It ought to be illegal for an artist to marry. If the artist must marry let him find someone more interested in art, or his art, or the artist part of him, than in him. After which let them take tea together three times a week.
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Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can't handle losing repeatedly.
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I like muddling things up; and if a herb looks nice in a border, then why not grow it there? Why not grow anything anywhere so long as it looks right where it is? That is, surely, the art of gardening.
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We have enough experiences in a day to make art for a decade.
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An alive piece of art may be more alive than much of its audience, and with this odd truth artists must make peace.
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I just see myself as a guy who's trying to make a film or, make art.
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Not art and science only, but patience will be required for the work.
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The fusion of art and technology that we call interface design.
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Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage.
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Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to human welfare.
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To contradict, even in little matters, is the supreme necessity of art today.
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The Street is as large as consciousness itself. So, when creating art for the street, be mindful of where the public's head is at these days. Give the public a real alternative to the strict diet of celebrity gossip, religion, and un-reality television.
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As for what l'm making now, perhaps it's art; but if it isn't, at least it's something else equally interesting to me!
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Great stories don't often make great movies. Its' a crafted art form.
