art Quotes

Art takes nature as its model.

Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.

The most beautiful colors laid on at random, give less pleasure than a black-and-white drawing.

Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions; music has thus the power to form character, and the various kinds of music based on various modes... ...

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."

The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances.

The virtue as the art consecrates itself constantly to what's difficult to do, and the harder the task, the shinier the success.

I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps most importantly, gives millions a respite from our so violent world.

"Art is the expression of the profoundest thoughts in the simplest way."

All art is concerned with coming into being.

With respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible.