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" To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. "

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" There is no must in art because art is free. "

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" The arts equally have distinct departments, and unless photography has its own possibilities of expression, separate from those of the other arts, it is merely a process, not an art. "

Alfred Stieglitz

" For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication. "

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" Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

" Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art. "

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Albert Einstein

" Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. "

" Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. "

" There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. "

" Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law. "

" The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. "

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

Ludwig van Beethoven

" Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think. "

Arthur Schopenhauer

" Art is nothing but the expression of our dream; the more we surrender to it the closer we get to the inner truth of things, our dream-life, the true life that scorns questions and does not see them. "

" There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art. "

Anthony Trollope

" All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership. "

" Anyone who works on a quilt, who devotes her time, energy, creativity, and passion to that art, learns to value the work of her hands. And as any quilter will tell you, a quilter's quilting friends are some of the dearest, most generous, and most supportive people she knows. "

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" Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. "

" I've studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like it's an incredibly challenging art. "

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Fernando Botero

" The task of art today is to bring chaos into order. "

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" As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you're going to be a second-rate artist. "

Margaret Atwood

" Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. "

" Great artists suffer for the people. "