Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value. George Jean Nathan on art
To do a dull thing with style-now that's what I call art. Charles Bukowski on art
It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists. John Ruskin on art
The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of men's lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque. John Ruskin on art
Growing up going to Christian school and the concept that you're born a sinner and you don't really have a choice to change who you are has been hammered into my head and created the entire reason why I made art and made a band and made records called 'Antichrist Superstar.' Marilyn Manson on art
To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. Elliott Erwitt on art
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses. William Hazlitt on art
I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, 'Where's the art?' They weren't doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had... maybe I could even quit renting. P. J. O'Rourke on art
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. Stendhal on art
Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers. Nathaniel Hawthorne on art
There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing. Billy Sunday on art
Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art. Frank Lloyd Wright on art
People who don't like me talk about it as though I'm trash because I have tattoos. I find that insane because it's 2008, not the 1950s. Tattoos aren't limited to sailors. It's a form of art I find beautiful. I love it. Megan Fox on art
Music happens to be an art form that transcends language. Herbie Hancock on art
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. Chinua Achebe on art