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" Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude. "

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" When you walk down the street and see something in a crazy spot, there's something powerful about that. The street will always be an important part of getting art out there for me. "

" Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? "

Ludwig van Beethoven

" Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands. "

" Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God. "

" I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes. "

" Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life. "

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

" What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space. "

" Art is too serious to be taken seriously. "

" As a composer and as a musician I'm a true believer - and this is not to be overly diplomatic - I'm a believer that there's artistry in everything from a lawn gnome to a desk chair to a symphony to an Andy Warhol painting. There's art in absolutely everything. "

" Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on. "

" The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art. "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

" Art is man's expression of his joy in labor. "

Henry Kissinger

" Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. "

" The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success. "

James Cash Penney

" I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. "

" Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics. "

" I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota. "

Gustave Courbet

" Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of 'high art.' "

Takashi Murakami

" There is nothing so beautiful as the free forest. To catch a fish when you are hungry, cut the boughs of a tree, make a fire to roast it, and eat it in the open air, is the greatest of all luxuries. I would not stay a week pent up in cities if it were not for my passion for art. "

" Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings. "

" I like to dress up, but I'm not so concerned with looking very sexy. It's really more the art of dressing. "

" Politics is the art of controlling your environment. "

Hunter S. Thompson

" It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it. "

" I had long hair when I was a teenager. "

" I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment. "

" Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. "

" The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer. "

" Everyone's attention span is getting shorter. As a result, everything - films, music, art - gets watered down and dumber. Every now and again, you get something great, but not often. "

" Art should be created for life, not for the museum. "

" Art is a habit-forming drug. Art has absolutely no existence as veracity, as truth. People always speak of it with this great, religious reverence, but why should it be so revered? "