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" The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep. "
Paul Strand
Artist
Away
Feet
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" What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. "
Henri Matisse
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" In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution. "
Bela Bartok
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" The best artists know what to leave out. "
Charles de Lint
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" Layer by layer art strips life bare. "
Robert Musil
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" Visual art and writing don't exist on an aesthetic hierarchy that positions one above the other, because each is capable of things the other can't do at all. Sometimes one picture is equal to 30 pages of discourse, just as there are things images are completely incapable of communicating. "
William S. Burroughs
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" The goal of art was the vital expression of self. "
Alfred Stieglitz
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" I don't think we live in those times when great art comes out of great adversity. "
Noel Gallagher
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" Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. "
William Osler
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" I was attracted to a lot of different art forms - dancing, painting. But there's something about music that people hold so close. It's such a powerful art form, and that's why I live for it. "
Ani DiFranco
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" Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake. "
E. M. Forster
Matters
Opinion
Believe
" To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace. "
Morihei Ueshiba
Peace
Art
Yourself
" I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me. "
Roy Lichtenstein
Pretend
Nothing
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" A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. "
Henry Moore
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Person
Poet
" Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. "
Toni Morrison
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Art
Serious
" Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? "
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Her
" I haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling. "
Ashley Wagner
" Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. "
John Wooden
Yourself
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Good
" The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. "
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Arts
World
Art
" Art is pattern informed by sensibility. "
Herbert Read
Informed
Sensibility
Pattern
" Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. "
Fran Lebowitz
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Feeling
People
" The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important. "
Shepard Fairey
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People
Language
" My shadow in my art is one way I trace who I was and where I have been. My shadow and I have been on a journey for quite a while now! "
Angela Cartwright
Way
Shadow
Now
" A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. "
Alexander Pope
Work
Been
Art
" The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes. "
David Rockefeller
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Try
" As long as you're true to you, you believe it and you make others believe it, then what you're doing is just art. If you give everybody a blank canvas and some paint, not everybody's picture is going to be exactly the same, but it's still art. I just do what I do. "
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You
" The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?' "
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" Art is a process of delivering or arranging elements that appeal to the emotions of a person looking at it. It's what you feel. "
Shaquille O'Neal
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" I'm the type of person who far prefers a vacation filled with trips to museums and art galleries, shopping and exploring vintage flea markets, people-watching at cafes, and discovering delicious restaurants as opposed to lounging on a beach for days on end. "
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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" When I started Dylan's Candy Bar in 2001, I wanted it to be a place that merged my love of pop culture, fashion, art and music with candy. Since then, we have been fortunate to pioneer artistic partnerships with many legends. "
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" Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. "
Harry S Truman
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