Famous Quotes & Sayings

Woody Allen

Nothing worth knowing can be understood with the mind.

William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit Or wilt thou go ask the Mole? Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod, Or Love in a golden bowl?

William Blake

To generalize is to be an idiot.

Robert Hughes

We want to create a sort of linguistic Lourdes, where evil and misfortune are dispelled by a dip in the waters of euphemism

Robert Hughes

Nothing they design ever gets in the way of a work of art

Roger Ebert

What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable.

Roger Ebert

We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.

Roger Ebert

I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.

Rod Taylor

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

Ken Hill

Music is an art form too. Sometimes other forms of art can be inspiring to the musician.

Jason James

Knowing that my wish list was pretty lofty and already busy working on other projects, I wrote Johnny Repeat in distinct chapters so high-caliber artists could contribute without having to make a 100-page commitment. I'm calling it 'cosmic noir.' I can't wait for everyone to see it!

Adoniram Judson

I take leave of Prome and her towering god, Shwa Lan-dau, at whose base I have been laboring with the kindest intentions for the last three months and a half. Too firmly founded art thou to be overthrown at present; but the children of those who now plaster thee with gold will yet pull thee down, nor leave one brick upon another.

John Minton

I actually started college as an art major, so I do have a semi-developed visual sense. I just don't have the chops to do it myself anymore. But with Matt, I only have to give him a general concept or whatever, and he takes it over the moon. Whatever he winds up with is always better than I could even dream.

John Allen

He is very concerned about how his art was misinterpreted. He's a great kid and it's obviously a mistake.

Gore Verbinski

My respect for artists is very high. I think to get the most out of them, you have to liberate them. I think part of liberating them is saying, 'Come up with something brilliant, new, and fresh. Stop thinking based on what has been beat into you by executives or publishers in terms of what's going to work and what's not. Don't react, just act.'

Grace Gealey

There's a love that I want to continue to offer people. And, I hope I can offer people that love through the art.

Gerhard Richter

We've lost these qualities, these abilities to do something by hand. Some illustrators have it still, but it's just not art. We have photography. We have cameras and computers that do it better and faster.

Gerhard Richter

I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which we have lost, but which places obligations on us.

Peter Costello

I think it could be done in a clean, safe way to deliver cheap energy and we in Australia have the energy they need.

Virgin Blue

Having secured over 30 per cent of the Australian domestic market, we are now focused on strengthening our network, developing our product for the business market and steadily building our presence as the low-fare value-based carrier in our region,

David Graveney

How we're going to manage the players through all this is something we're going to have to talk about. We have to make sure that our key guys like Freddie are fit and raring to go for the Australia and World Cup legs.

David Jones

I have been to Australia three times I think now ... but this is the first time I have come to present something which is all my own,

Fred Couples

I did play with Tiger in Australia and it was truly, truly a treat. I think I'm looking forward to that.

Grant Hackett

I am in two minds about it (the criteria). I think basing selection on world rankings is a bit harsh. I can understand Swimming Australia wants to set the bar fairly high, but I don't think it should be at the expense of a Commonwealth Games medal. I am a fan of choosing the team based on Commonwealth rankings.

Darren Lehmann

He is a bloke who can win a World Cup for Australia - he is that good.

Graeme Maxton

If you look at it in terms of pure economics their investment in Australia must be under question.

F. Schumacher

In the last few years, Malaysia hasn't been a good race for us and this year it was the same. I hope and also think that Australia should be more like Bahrain.