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"With a little more time, patience, and hard work, and above all with a more sensitive taste for the formal aspects of arts, he would have managed to write mediocre poetry, good enough for a lady's album " and this is always a gallant thing to do, whatever you may say."

"With a little more time, patience, and hard work, and above all with a more sensitive taste for the formal aspects of arts, he would have managed to write mediocre poetry, good enough for a lady's album " and this is always a gallant thing to do, whatever you may say."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Art, Patience, Creativity, Improvement

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"This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot of thinking, I became less violent. I realized that there must be other ways. So, I started to pursue them."

"This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot of thinking, I became less violent. I realized that there must be other ways. So, I started to pursue them."

Jack Bowman, English Actor

Art, Thinking, Violence

44

"Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks."

"Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks."

Edward Koch, American Politician

Art, Poetry, People, Deals

44

"I know that some nightin some bedroomsoonmy fingers willriftthroughsoft cleanhairsongs such as no radioplaysall sadness, grinninginto flow."

"I know that some nightin some bedroomsoonmy fingers willriftthroughsoft cleanhairsongs such as no radioplaysall sadness, grinninginto flow."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Art, Emotion, Poetry, Expression, Sadness

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"There are anonymous poems and poets without poems."

"There are anonymous poems and poets without poems."

Dejan Stojanovic, Serbian Philosopher

Art, Poetry, Expression, Creativity

44

"A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind."

"A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind."

Clive Bell, English Critic

Art, Work, Earth, Mind

44

"Only he whose bright lyrehas sounded in shadowsmay, looking onward, restorehis infinite praise. Only he who has eatenpoppies with the deadwill not lose ever againthe gentlest chord.Though the image upon the pooloften grows dim:Know and be still.Inside the Double Worldall voices becomeeternally mild."

"Only he whose bright lyrehas sounded in shadowsmay, looking onward, restorehis infinite praise. Only he who has eatenpoppies with the deadwill not lose ever againthe gentlest chord.Though the image upon the pooloften grows dim:Know and be still.Inside the Double Worldall voices becomeeternally mild."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Art, Music, Darkness, Memory, Stillness

44

"Film is the ultimate canvas, the elixir of art, and the magic of life."

"Film is the ultimate canvas, the elixir of art, and the magic of life."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Art, Film, Creativity, Magic

44

"The forms of art are inexhaustible; but all lead by the same road of aesthetic emotion to the same world of aesthetic ecstasy."

"The forms of art are inexhaustible; but all lead by the same road of aesthetic emotion to the same world of aesthetic ecstasy."

Clive Bell, English Critic

Art, Ecstasy, Emotion, Road

44

"People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad."

"People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Art, Writing, Quality, People, Expression

44

"Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind."

"Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind."

Jacob Bronowski, English Scientist

Art, Science, Man, Mind

44

"Creamy and leggy, with long azure hair and the eyes of a silent-movie star, she moved like a poem and smiled like a sphinx."

"Creamy and leggy, with long azure hair and the eyes of a silent-movie star, she moved like a poem and smiled like a sphinx."

Laini Taylor, American Novelist

Art, Beauty, Observation, Expression

44

"To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly."

"To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly."

Anna Held, Polish Entertainer

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"Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise."

"Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise."

Bishop Robert South, English Theologian

Art, Appearance, Disguise, Mirth

44

"No tears and the writer no tears and the reader."

"No tears and the writer no tears and the reader."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Art, Emotion, Creativity, Expression

44

"The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?"

"The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?"

Stephen Sondheim, American Composer

Art, People, Fact, Popular

44

"Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen."

"Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen."

George Jean Nathan, American Editor

Art, Criticism, Darkness, Rest

44

"All aesthetic judgment is really cultural evaluation."

"All aesthetic judgment is really cultural evaluation."

Susan Sontag, American Author

Art, Aesthetics, Culture, Judgment

44

"Perfect is boring: Beauty is irregular."

"Perfect is boring: Beauty is irregular."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

Art, Beauty, Perfection, Creativity

44

"More people are exposed to movies than to most other forms of art."

"More people are exposed to movies than to most other forms of art."

Richard King, American Director

Art, Movies, People

43

"I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people."

"I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer

Art, Government, Education, People

43

"There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art."

"There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art."

Douglas Sirk, German Director

Art, Politics, Belief, Style

43

"And the fifteenth century was an impassioned age, so ardent and serious in its pursuit of art that it consecrated everything with which art had to ad as a religious object."

"And the fifteenth century was an impassioned age, so ardent and serious in its pursuit of art that it consecrated everything with which art had to ad as a religious object."

Walter Pater, English Critic

Art, Age, Pursuit, Religious

43

"Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart."

"Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart."

Thomas Shadwell, English Dramatist

Art, Heart, Language, May

43

"Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune."

"Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

43

"You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art."

"You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art."

Kit Williams, British Author

Art, Ambition, Engineering, World

43

"Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse than others and that's not fair. How can you tell what's best and what's worst from these awards? We're talking about art."

"Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse than others and that's not fair. How can you tell what's best and what's worst from these awards? We're talking about art."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Art, Work, Movies, Awards

43

"We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about."

"We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about."

Charlie Haden, American Musician

Art, Beauty, Difference, World

43

"And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music."

"And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music."

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German Composer

Art, Music, Intelligence, Perception

43

"I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could."

"I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could."

Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist

43

"The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did of them was really small so I didn't draw fingers, nose, ears, etc and this drawing had a certain appeal that I really liked."

"The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did of them was really small so I didn't draw fingers, nose, ears, etc and this drawing had a certain appeal that I really liked."

Craig McCracken, American Artist

Art, First, Reason

43

"One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea and now I'm going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that's made like that doesn't go anywhere."

"One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea and now I'm going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that's made like that doesn't go anywhere."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

43

"Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language."

"Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Art, People, Language, Today

43

"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."

"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

Art, Experience, Enjoyment

43

"Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike."

"Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike."

Margot Fonteyn, English Dancer

Art, Life, People, Artists

43

"Art is spiritual."

"Art is spiritual."

John Cusack, American Actor

43

"The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film."

"The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film."

Ann Macbeth, English Author

43

"The most despairing songs are the most beautiful, and I know some immortal ones that are pure tears."

"The most despairing songs are the most beautiful, and I know some immortal ones that are pure tears."

Alfred de Musset, French Writer

Art, Songs, Tears

43

"There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright."

"There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright."

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

43

"People in misery is what most important in art."

"People in misery is what most important in art."

Zhang Yimou, Chinese Director

Art, People, Misery

43

"The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land."

"The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land."

Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese Athlete

Art, Peace, God, Gods

43

"Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my cartoons."

"Cartooning at its best is a fine art. I'm a cartoonist who works in the medium of animation, which also allows me to paint my cartoons."

Ralph Bakshi, American Director

Art, Animation, Cartoons

43

"It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it."

"It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

Art, Money, Culture, Fact

43

"When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul."

"When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul."

Max Beerbohm, English Actor

Art, Soul, Hospitality

43

"In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been."

"In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been."

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish Musician

Art, Ideas, Europe, Tradition

43

"Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real and existing things."

"Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real and existing things."

Gustave Courbet, French Artist

43

"People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama."

"People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama."

Carmen Electra, American Actress

Art, Home, People, Happiness

43

"What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive."

"What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive."

Arnold Palmer, American Athlete

Art, Poetry, People, May

43

"I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early."

"I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early."

Howard Nemerov, American Poet

Art, First, Freedom

43

"In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple."

"In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple."

John Millington Synge, Irish Poet

Art, Play, Speech

43

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