- Myself
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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
- Early Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bob Dylan may be the Charlie Chaplin of rock n' roll. Both men are regarded as geniuses by their entire audience. Both were proclaimed revolutionaries for their early work and subjected to exhaustive attack when later works were thought to be inferior. Both developed their art without so much as a nodding glance toward their peers.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love meeting contributors and hearing how we inspire them to create art. I'm also proud of creating hundreds of jobs.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
What one person might see as violent, someone else may see as beautiful. Maybe even art.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Science gave me a cosmic religious feeling, and I would get the same feeling when I was dragged to the Met and the Museum of Modern Art.
- Evoking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got into figure skating for the art of it, as well as the sport, and how much I love it. And, you know, I do everything that I want. I march to my own drummer. Sometimes people have an issue with that, and I can't control it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I go stay a week in these little towns that don't have an art outlet and... go to the schools and play some of the old Texas music, sort of 'go through the Texas country roots' is what they call it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.
- Lightning
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things about dealing with an artist is that their art is essentially - if they're successful, it's kind of lightning in a bottle. There is no formula for it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't make a particular distinction between 'high art' and 'low art.' Music is there for everybody. It's a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sustained by it.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
Palin, Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and others have made an art form of convincing far too many Americans to suspend their disbelief, and they have severely damaged the ability of our country to have serious discussions about serious challenges.
- Handled
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- Nov 07, 2020
Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020