Artistry Quotes

• Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced.

  Aldous Huxley

  Spiritual, Ethical, Individual

  Aldous Huxley (1956). “The collected works of Aldous Huxley”

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• A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

  Wentworth Miller

  Inspirational, Book, Creativity

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• The difference between the forgettable and the enduring is artistry.

  William Bernbach

  Differences, Endure, Forgettable

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• The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

  Michelangelo

  Christian, Art, Shadow Work

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• Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Art, Travel, Adventure

  "Cakes and Ale, or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard" by W. Somerset Maugham, (p. 310), 1930.

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• I'm definitely a Polaroid camera girl. For me, what I'm really excited about is bringing back the artistry and the nature of Polaroid.

  Lady Gaga

  Girl, Cameras, Excited

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• An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way

  Charles Bukowski

  Art, Simple, Men

  Charles Bukowski, David Stephen Calonne (2013). “More Notes of a Dirty Old Man: The Uncollected Columns”, p.240, City Lights Books

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• An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

  George Santayana

  Dream, Art, Design

  Life of Reason (1905) vol. 4, ch. 3

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• An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

  Charles Horton Cooley

  Art, Failure, Creative

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• I think a great artist should be able to create any style, any form, anything from rock to pop to gospel to spiritual, just wonderful music where everybody can sing it.

  Michael Jackson

  Spiritual, Artist, Thinking

  FaceBook post by Michael Jackson from Jun 26, 2015

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• Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

  Andre Gide

  Spiritual, Art, Creative Collaboration

  "The Millionaire Rig Veda" by Timothy James Brearton, (p. 40), 2012.

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• Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

  Henry Ward Beecher (1868). “Norwood: Or, Village Life in New England”, p.69

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• Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

  Margot Fonteyn

  Life, Dance, Being Yourself

  "Margot Fonteyn : Autobiography‎" by Margot Fonteyn, (p. 81), 1975.

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• To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

  Robert Schumann

  Inspiring, Art, Men

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  I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

  Michelangelo

  Life, Art, Creativity

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• Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

  Bill Gates

  Engineering, Combination, Software

  Bill Gates, Janet Lowe (1998). “Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur”, p.70, John Wiley & Sons

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• I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

  Carly Simon

  Years, Gone, Village

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• Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

  Rumi

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Wisdom

  Rumi (2015). “Selected Poems”, p.336, Penguin UK

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• Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.

  Khalil Gibran

  Spiritual, Moving, Compassion

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• Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. When you finally get done and get to appreciate what you have done it is like a part of yourself that you've put together. I think a lot of the people here feel that way.

  Bill Gates

  Thinking, Engineering, People

  "MS-DOS Turns 30: PCMag's Original Interview With Bill Gates". Interview with David Bunnel, in.pcmag.com. February 1, 1982.

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• Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.

  Maya Angelou

  Mind, Identity, Roles

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• I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry.

  Muhammad Iqbal

  Poetic, Poet, Interest

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• Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.

  Fiona Shaw

  People, Educated, Locals

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A lot of people feel that there is less artistry involved in cartoon making unless they have painstaking control of each frame.

  Lev Yilmaz

  People, Cartoon, Feels

  "A cleaner, faster animation" by Katie Dean, www.wired.com. October 19, 1999.

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• What I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection to the creator.

  Steve Vai

  Waiting, Simplicity, Connections

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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