Quotes on Art

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.

That is art: to give all you have. And what have you? _x000D_ Your life - nothing more. _x000D_ And to give life means to feel life throughout your whole being.

Lucky people develop a relationship with a certain kind of art that becomes spiritual, almost religious, and doesn’t mean, you know, church stuff, but it means you’re just never the same.

Art is a never-ending dance of illusions.

Never depart from the way of martial arts.

Music is the thousandth of a millisecond between one note and another; how you get from one to the other-that's where the music is.

Sex and art are the same thing.

How can you go out on a limb if you do not know your own tree? No art ever came out of not risking your neck. And risk--experiment--is a considerable part of the joy of doing.

The work of art which I do not make, none other will ever make.

Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.

Come boldly, 'O believer, for despite the whisperings of Satan and the doubtings of thine own heart, thou art greatly beloved.

Creativity is often blocked by trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.

We have art so that we shall not die of reality.

Patience and tranquility of mind contribute more to cure _x000D_ our distempers as the whole art of medicine

Art is enchantment and artists have the right of spells.

Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life?

Writing talent is similar to the art of chatting up a girl. You can improve to a certain degree through practice, but basically you are either born with it or you aren't.

The art of those who govern consists above all in the science of employing words.

As soon as you are willing to say 'it's not for you', you're freed up to make art.