"Art is such an important part of our culture."

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"The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

Art, Science, Creation

"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Art, Limitations, Thinking

"The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy the critics."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Art, Truth, Critics, Authors

"History develops, art stands still."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Art, History

"We are all artists painting our desires on the canvas of life and time."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Art, Life, Time, Creation

"To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

Art, Husband, Job

"As useful as an unhappy artist. As useless as a happy philosopher."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Art, Happiness, Philosophy, Values

"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Art, Poetry, Love, Emotion, Expression

"To see things as the poet sees them I must share his consciousness and not attend to it; I must look where he looks and not turn round to face him; I must make of him not a spectacle but a pair of spectacles; in fine, as Professor Alexander would say, I must enjoy him and not contemplate him."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Art, Poetry, Perception, Vision

"To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Art, Man, Medicine, Sickness

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"Music used to change people's minds - and it still changes mine."

Change

"Criticism really used to hurt me. Most of these critics are usually frustrated artists, and they criticise other people's art because they can't do it themselves. It's a really disgusting job. They must feel horrible inside."

Art

"I think the most important thing for an artist is to not worry about what anybody else thinks. You just have to do what comes from your heart and your being and put it out there-that's true in any of the arts."

Heart

"There's no way I'm going to put this kid in the movies, because of the rejection. It's so hard as an adult, so why set her up to feel that bad as a child?"

Movies

"I do resent that when you're in the most cool, powerful time of your life, which is your 40s, you're put out to pasture. I think women are so much cooler when they're older. So it's a drag that we're not allowed to age."

Age

"Most men are not that evolved."

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"The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science."

"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

"The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to enjoy the critics."

"History develops, art stands still."

"We are all artists painting our desires on the canvas of life and time."

"To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job."

"As useful as an unhappy artist. As useless as a happy philosopher."

"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

"To see things as the poet sees them I must share his consciousness and not attend to it; I must look where he looks and not turn round to face him; I must make of him not a spectacle but a pair of spectacles; in fine, as Professor Alexander would say, I must enjoy him and not contemplate him."

"To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine."

Explore more quotes by Rosanna Arquette

"Music used to change people's minds - and it still changes mine."

"Criticism really used to hurt me. Most of these critics are usually frustrated artists, and they criticise other people's art because they can't do it themselves. It's a really disgusting job. They must feel horrible inside."

"I think the most important thing for an artist is to not worry about what anybody else thinks. You just have to do what comes from your heart and your being and put it out there-that's true in any of the arts."

"It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or on sexuality."

"Fortunately, we have a lot of really smart women in the business."

"It's so hard to have relationships when there is so much scrutiny."

"It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women."

"There's no way I'm going to put this kid in the movies, because of the rejection. It's so hard as an adult, so why set her up to feel that bad as a child?"

"I do resent that when you're in the most cool, powerful time of your life, which is your 40s, you're put out to pasture. I think women are so much cooler when they're older. So it's a drag that we're not allowed to age."

"Most men are not that evolved."