- Practice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art Quotes
Why people make it, and who it's for.
This set of "art" quotes leans toward purpose — one artist frames their work as a way to elevate others, while another argues that art shapes who a person becomes. For quotes on standing out through craft, see Great quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look at all those unattractive people talking about depraved things all day long on TV talk shows. People can talk about themselves, yet the art of conversation, which has to do with sharing, is disappearing. I feel as though I am chasing a runaway locomotive.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have lost the art of conversation. People are shy and don't know how to approach other people, and they are missing opportunities for relationships. And no one's entertaining at home anymore. They're not having people over for dinner.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've perfected the art of busting on people. That's how comedians show each other love.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself.
- Art History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.
- Nov 07, 2020
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
- Contemporary World
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- Nov 07, 2020