Art Quotes

The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.

You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find out the names of plants. You've got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We're amazing people.

There is no must in art because art is free.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin - find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands.

Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.