Best Artist Quotes - Page 2

• The best artists know what to leave out.

  Charles de Lint

  Artist, Pigment, Knows

  "The Ivory and the Horn". Book by Charles de Lint, "Dream Harder, Dream True", 1996.

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• I always find the mirror in the dressing room is where the best artists are.

  John Lydon

  Artist, Mirrors, Rooms

  "Sex Pistols, 'posh boys' Cameron and Clegg, and those butter ads" by Michael Odell, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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• Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

  Thomas Merton

  Art, Fools Day, Finding Yourself

  Thomas Merton (2005). “No Man is an Island”, p.35, Shambhala Publications

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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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• The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

  Michelangelo

  Artist, Hands, Sculpture

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• Good artists copy, great artists steal.

  Pablo Picasso

  Creativity, Artist, Small Jobs

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• The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.

  Frank Gehry

  Being Yourself, Artist, Advice

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• Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

  Billy Corgan

  Artist, Answers, World

  "Billy Corgan Loves Jessica Simpson, Has High Self Regard". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 5, 2010.

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• Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children's books.

  Richard Scarry

  Children, Book, Artist

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• The greater the artist, the greater the doubt.

  Robert Hughes

  Artist, Doubt, Inspirational Art

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• I went to an art high school in Washington D.C., and I majored in visual art. When I started there, I was horrible - couldn't draw, couldn't sketch, couldn't do anything. I remember at one point I came to terms with the fact that I had to work my ass off to do well and that's exactly what I did. I drew and drew and drew, and it worked - I ended up getting the award for best artist and went on to apply to design school because I loved it so much. I think it really speaks to the idea that you can in fact excel at whatever you put your mind and your heart to.

  Njena Reddd Foxxx

  Art, School, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Both of my parents were cartoonists - they met in art school - so I was always drawing and I was the best artist in my class and all that stuff.

  Mark Alan Stamaty

  Art, School, Class

  Source: therumpus.net

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• People want to be successful, and they want to be acknowledged for what they do. Sometimes they make really great art and aren't. Historically, the best artists weren't. But their work survived.

  Devendra Banhart

  Art, Successful, People

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• When I'm working, on stage, entertaining people, or watching someone do something amazing, it inspires me to be the best artist that I can be. I enjoy being around art - whether it be a museum, a Broadway show - or even writing a poem. Those are things that make me feel alive and inspire me.

  Naturi Naughton

  Art, Writing, Museums

  "Naturi Naughton Interview with Maranda Pleasant". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I always try to go where the excitement is, where the best music is. I dont care what kind of music it is. I go with the best artist we can find.

  Jimmy Iovine

  I Dont Care, Artist, Trying

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• Dude, okay, so you're gay. You may consider that to be different, but you're not different. You have two jobs. You have to go out there and be the best artist that you can be. You've got to go out there and be the best songwriter that you can be. You simply have to be great at what you do and then your dreams will fall into place. Who you are is just a part of that dream, a part of your story.

  Ty Herndon

  Dream, Fall, Gay

  "Hotter Than Ever: An interview with Ty Herndon". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, www.outsmartmagazine.com. November 1, 2016.

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