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" All art, from the paintings on the walls of cave dwellers to art created today, is autobiographical because it comes from the secret place in the soul where imagination resides. "

Gloria Vanderbilt

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" Whether or not you agree with Ayn Rand - and I have certain issues with some of her beliefs - the woman can tell a story. I mean, the novel as an art form is just in full florid bloom in 'Atlas Shrugged.' It's an unbelievable story. The characters are so compelling, and what she's saying is mind-expanding. "

" Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television. "

" To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul. "

" You can understand nothing about art, particularly modern art, if you do not understand that imagination is a value in itself. "

" Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. "

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" A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. "

" The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. "

" Art is the proper task of life. "

" The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. "

" My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made. "

" Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. "

" I will preach with my brush. "

" I will never forget experiencing Venice for the first time. It feels like you are transported to another time - the art, music, food and pure romance in the air is like no other place. "

" I believe art is a connection, like passing on a flame. "

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" I think the idea of art kills creativity. "

" All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker. "

" Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. "

" Oh yeah, I mean every fighter has got be dedicated, learn how to sacrifice, know what the devotion is all about, make sure you're paying attention and studying your art. "

" A picture is worth a thousand words. "

" The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. "

" What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. "

" Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. "

" Furniture should always be comfortable. And always have a piece of art that you made somewhere in the home. "

" My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see. "

" History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created. "

" The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. "

" It's harder to do anything in the public eye now, in terms of if you're worried about scrutiny or being judged negatively. It's not as much of a free ride. If you're someone who's making film or TV or music, or any kind of art form now, there's a billion outlets, and they all have an opinion. "

" O, you men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how greatly do you wrong me. You do not know the secret cause which makes me seem that way to you, and I would have ended my life - it was only my art that held me back. Ah, it seemed impossible to leave the world until I had brought forth all that I felt was within me. "