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" The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure. "

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" The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. "

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" I like to learn. That's an art and a science. "

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" The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one. "

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" My goal is to make fine art, and fine art comes from the soul. If you have virtuosity and facility, you can take and create something of significance. "

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" Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. "

" I am not strong on perfection. "

" There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about. "

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" I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room. "

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" A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world. "

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

" If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. "

" The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has. "

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" Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation. "

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" The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. "

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" Pop Art looks out into the world. It doesn't look like a painting of something, it looks like the thing itself. "

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" Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals. "