“Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.”
— Tom Stoppard
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The foundation of empire is art and
“The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.”
— William Blake
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The good moral work of art should
“The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made.”
— Norman McLaren
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All great art is the work of
“All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.”
— John Ruskin
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The smart thing in the art world
“The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another.”
— Brian Eno
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Art raises its head where creeds relax.
“Art raises its head where creeds relax.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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A rose is the visible result of
“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
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I want art to make me think.
“I want art to make me think. In order to do that, it may piss me off, or make me uncomfortable. That promotes awareness and change, or at least some discussion.”
— Pink
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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature
“Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.”
— Victor Hugo
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Politics is the art of controlling your
“Politics is the art of controlling your environment.”
— Hunter S. Thompson
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Telling lies is a fault in a
“Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.”
— Helen Rowland
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