Art quotes

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.

The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.

All in the Family was intellectual it was art.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as you have an idea that changes some small part of the world you are writing science fiction. It is always the art of the possible, never the impossible.

Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

We want to answer this classical question, who am I? So I think that most of our works are for art, or whatever we do, including science or religion, tried to answer that question.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.