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. Henri Matisse on art
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. John Ruskin on art
The people who make art their business are mostly imposters. Pablo Picasso on art
Life is not an exact science, it is an art. Samuel Butler on art
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. Emmet Fox on art
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on art
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on art
Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world. Lady Gaga on art
No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger. Rainer Maria Rilke on art
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations. Orson Welles on art
Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. Marcel Proust on art
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. Stanislaw Lec on art
I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something. Eddie Vedder on art
Art never improves, but... the material of art is never quite the same. T. S. Eliot on art
Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium. Henry Rollins on art
The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. Hillary Clinton on art
Sculpture is the art of the intelligence. Pablo Picasso on art
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Epicurus on art
What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real. Rabindranath Tagore on art
A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. Benjamin Disraeli on art