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" I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good. "

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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" I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. "

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" Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle. "

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Francis Ford Coppola

" By the very nature of his art, which depends on invention and innovation, a story teller must depart from the beaten track and, having done so, occasionally startle and disagree with some of his associates. Healthy disagreement we must have. "

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" Sometimes magnificent visual art takes root in the humblest of soils. Advertisements painted on old barns, tattoos, fruit crate labels, hot rod embellishments - all these media and many other non-galleried forms have hosted and fostered esthetic delights that satisfy any rigorous definition of art. "

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" Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. "

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" When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art. "

" Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly. "

" Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work. "

" 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. "

" I think optimism springs from nature. I'm a gardener. Nature has taught me about rhythm, the essence of every art. With so much that is terrible, nature gives me pleasure. "

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" Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour. "

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" 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. "

" I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills. "

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe