Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. Use this quote
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. Use this quote
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web. Use this quote
People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art. Use this quote
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another. Use this quote
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. Use this quote
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. Use this quote
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa. Use this quote
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves "It's pretty, but is it Art?" Use this quote
Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art. Use this quote
There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too. Use this quote
Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs. Use this quote
I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained. Use this quote
The art world can be very intimidating because it's just so vast. You talk to people who are really clued in to all the young artists and coming into it you're never going to be able to catch up immediately, even though there's pressure to. Use this quote
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being. Use this quote
A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece. Use this quote
Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling. Use this quote
I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean? Use this quote
Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers. Use this quote
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. Use this quote
