“The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.”
Quotes about art
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“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.”
“There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.”
“I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.”
“We want to answer this classical question, who am I? So I think that most of our works are for art, or whatever we do, including science or religion, tried to answer that question.”
“Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.”
“So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.”
“All in the Family was intellectual it was art.”
“The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.”
“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.”
“All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.”
“The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself.”
“No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.”
“The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.”
“Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.”
“Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.”
“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.”
“Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.”
“Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.”
“Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.”
“A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.”
“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”
“Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.”