"The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image."

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"The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image."

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"For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Art, Work, Heart, Grace

"Music awaken our soul."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Art, Music, Awaken, Soul, Spirit

"One writes music because winter is eternal and because, if one didn't, the wolves and blizzards will be at one's throat all the sooner."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Art, Music, Winter, Nature

"Not everyone who loves music can play the tune."

Nora Roberts, American Author

Art, Music, Talent, Skill, Perception

"It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Art, Power, Nothing, Perfection

"The movies remind me of the Triangle Club at Princeton. I used to belong to it, and we always started out firm in our decision to create new and startling things. We always ended up by producing the same old show. In the beginning, our enthusiasm and ideals discarded as rubbish all the old fossilized plots."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Art, Movies, Enthusiasm, Ideal, Creativity

"A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories."

Andy Goldsworthy, British Artist

Art, Memories

"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."

Charlie Parker, American Musician

Art, Music, Experience, Wisdom

"Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing."

Nile Rodgers, American Musician

Art, Emotions

"The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Art, Expression, Glory, Letters

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"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness."

Soul

"If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes."

Beauty

"Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him."

Love

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

Thought

"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."

Art

"A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it."

Pain

"I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived."

Life

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"For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art."

"Music awaken our soul."

"One writes music because winter is eternal and because, if one didn't, the wolves and blizzards will be at one's throat all the sooner."

"Not everyone who loves music can play the tune."

"It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists."

"A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories."

"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."

"Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing."

"The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity."

Explore more quotes by Michelangelo

"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness."

"If in my youth I had realized that the sustaining splendour of beauty of with which I was in love would one day flood back into my heart, there to ignite a flame that would torture me without end, how gladly would I have put out the light in my eyes."

"Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him."

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

"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."

"A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it."

"Faith in oneself is the best and safest course."

"There is no greater harm than that of time wasted."

"Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop."

"I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived."