883 private quotes tagged art

“The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.” — Paul Klee

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“Fashion often starts off beautiful and becomes ugly, whereas art starts off ugly sometimes and becomes beautiful.” — David Bailey

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“If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art.” — William Morris

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“For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art.” — Edvard Munch

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“The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.” — Walter Benjamin

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“The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.” — Walter Benjamin

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“The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the focus shifts from its greed-based origins, downsizes, and begins to support creative visions that speak to our times and shifting ideals.” — Saul Williams

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“The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.” — Paracelsus

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“Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.” — Christian Bale

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“I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.” — Michael Palin

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“The new job of art is to sit on the wall and get more expensive.” — Robert Hughes

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“I have a small house so I borrow everything except art, that's what I love.” — Salma Hayek

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“It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.” — Nicolas Chamfort

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“What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in the 20th century: it was human idealism preserved. And then, like any great place, it collapsed, and it collapsed into the most awful machinery in the world.” — Emir Kusturica

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“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” — Agnes Martin

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“Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you.” — Martha Beck

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“I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! It's an art form. I talk a lot. And I think a lot. And I draw a lot. But never in a million years would I have been a parent. That's just work that's too hard.” — Maurice Sendak

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“Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a balance between content and technology.” — Catherine Deneuve

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“Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.” — Herman Hesse

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“All I owe the world is my art.” — Sherman Alexie

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“What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty?” — Sarah Bernhardt

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“Aesthetic emotion puts man in a state favorable to the reception of erotic emotion. Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.” — Remy de Gourmont

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“To be honest, I sort of feel like 'movie actor' isn't of this time. I love it. But it's a 20th-century art form.” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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“Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.” — Mos Def

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“I view art as an inspirational tool.” — Thomas Kincade

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