The Art Quotes
Art comes into the highest part of the mind, that with which we can know the presence of God.
Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider.
I was a very violent kid. I think movies and writing and art have been a way of channeling this. But I have will to defend people - it can be all sorts of people.
Speak, what trade art thou? Why, sir, a carpenter. Where is thy leather apron and thy rule? What does thou with thy best apparel on?
From women's eyes this doctrine I derive: They sparkle still the right Promethean fire; They are the books, the arts, the academes, That show, contain and nourish all the world.
Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement.
The importance of colour is as nothing compared with that of form, chiaroscuro and arrangement. They are the true and enduring bases of pictorial art.
No high-minded painter of the last fifty years has been able to come to terms with his art without coming to terms with the problem of cubism.
It's as interesting and as difficult to say a thing well as to paint it. There is the art of lines and colours, but the art of words exists too, and will never be less important.
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person in the arts with lots of brains and drive but little taste or talent.
Move quickly. Sound, calm mind. Be light in body. Have a clever mind. Master the basics.
If you change the rules on what controls you... you will change the rules on what you can control.
Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him
Art tries, literally, to picture the things which philosophy tries to put into carefully thought-out words.
Our world has changed for better or for worse. It is for us to find truth and beauty for today, constantly re-applying the truth of God's word to our own time and our contemporary situation.
I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's certainly worth a try.
Reps once took chances on art, History's most treasured musicians were believed in and cultivated to reach their potential. Today, it would be difficult for those musicians to get deals.
Art awakens a sense of real by establishing an intimate relationship between our inner being and the universe at large, bringing us a consciousness of deep joy.
Beauty is the product of the dominant ideology. (Thus when ideology changes, the ideal body follows.) We can see that in the history of art.
The Dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of God.
Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
Investing in stocks is an art, not a science, and people who've been trained to rigidly quantify everything have a big disadvantage.
You say I sucked at the Oscars. I was a genius at the Oscars. That was experimental tuxedo sleep art.
Critics, mathematicians, scientists and busybodies want to classify everything, marking the boundaries and limits... In art, there is room for all possibilities.
With the exception of love, friendship and the beauty of Art, I don't see much else that can nurture human life.
The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released through art, be it dancing, painting, singing, writing or even martial arts.
I wanted to show that an African-American artist could make it in this country on a national level in the graphic arts. I want to be a strong role model for my family and for other African Americans.
The purpose of a liberal arts education is to learn that a person can like both cats and dogs.
