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" The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. "

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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" In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves. "

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

" Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music. "

" The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. "

" Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. "

" I think in art, but especially in films, people are trying to confirm their own existences. "

" No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. "

" I love all kinds of art. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music. "

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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. "

" All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not going to happen, and if you're successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.' "

" The demons you have are what motivate you to make your art. This is what drives the detective, this is what drives the painter, this is what drives the writer: a conflicting urge to forget pain and at the same time remember it and fight for some kind of justice. I know these powerful things are inside of me and everyone in some way or another. "

" It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. "

" I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person. "

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" Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

" I have always thought that, of all the arts, the cinema is the most complete art. "

Alejandro Jodorowsky

" I had become wealthy as an art dealer, but my life was never rich until I began serving in a mission and began being blessed by those that were basically hopeless. To see them have hope was the biggest blessing in my life. "

" Owners of valuable works of art don't give to institutions that don't provide good air conditioning and have good shows. "

" Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. "

" I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own. "

" When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art. "

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

" Great Art is Great because it inspired you greatly. If it didn't, no matter what the critics, the museums and the galleries say, it's not great art for you. "

" My parents weren't artistic, but I was always surrounded by beautiful things. And Mexico is a country which has experienced thousands of years of art and culture. "

" A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art. "

" Mendelssohn I consider the first musician of the day; I doff my hat to him as my superior. He plays with everything, especially with the grouping of the instruments in the orchestra, but with such ease, delicacy and art, with such mastery throughout. "

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" I am not strong on perfection. "

" 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. "

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" Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue? "

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" A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. "