The temple of art is built in words.
—Josiah Gilbert Holland
I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
—Jackson Pollock
Paint the essential character of things.
—Camille Pissarro
The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.
—Herbert Read
Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.
—Marilyn French
The paths by which people journey toward happiness lie in part through the world about them and in part through the experience of their souls. On the one hand, there is the happiness which comes from wealth, honor, the enjoyment of life, from health, culture, science, or art; and, on the other hand, there is the happiness which is to be found in a good conscience, in virtue, work, philanthropy, religion, devotion to great ideas and great deeds.
—Carl Hilty in Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life
That's the motivation of an artist—to seek attention of some kind.
—James Taylor
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.
—Walter Annenberg
The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.
—Jawaharlal Nehru
The highly sensitive [introverted] tend to be philosophical or spiritual in their orientation, rather than materialistic or hedonistic. They dislike small talk. They often describe themselves as creative or intuitive. They dream vividly, and can often recall their dreams the next day. They love music, nature, art, physical beauty. They feel exceptionally strong emotions—sometimes acute bouts of joy, but also sorrow, melancholy, and fear. Highly sensitive people also process information about their environments—both physical and emotional—unusually deeply. They tend to notice subtleties that others miss—another person's shift in mood, say, or a lightbulb burning a touch too brightly.
—Susan Cain in Quiet: The Power of Introverts
I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.
—Woody Allen
With an apple I will astonish Paris.
—Paul Cezanne
If a building becomes architecture, then it is art.
—Arne Jacobsen
Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.
—Frank Lloyd Wright