Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Pinsky

I think art is not an ornament or refinement at the fringes of human intelligence, I think it's at the center. It's at the core.

Daniel Breaker

I think art is more glorious than life but not more real.

Jeff Tweedy

I think art is a consolation regardless of its content. It has the power to move and make you feel like you're not.

Jenny Lewis

I think art doesn't have to be created in a period of misery, but it certainly helps.

I think a lot of the reason we're doing wearable art is because of Karma.

Jonathan LaPaglia

I think it's unreasonable to expect kids at 17 to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. And actually, I guess I had a desire to be an artist, and I did enroll in art school out of high school.

I think it's popular for a number of reasons. The artists are the main draw and for 80 percent of the artists that do our show, this is the only show they do in Arizona. This is the one chance for people to see these artists.

I think it's one of the great performance arts centers in the world. The performing arts in Australia have blossomed, I think, largely because of the role that this building plays.

Alex Winter

I think it's the greatest art form in the world, so I'm always encouraging to people.

It gets a little tiresome to read articles from people who don't understand the situation and continue to pick on someone who is working so hard.

It gives them an option to learn new skills, get interested in artwork and be a part of their community.

Michael O'Brien

It goes without saying that a good Catholic novel should be good craftsmanship, good writing skills. The creative person must always be engaged in the long labor of perfecting the tools of his art. Yet the work itself need not be explicitly evangelical in its themes and plots.

It had an extraordinary weekend. It's a record (average) for an R-rated reissue, but it's a huge opening anyway. If it was (a brand new) art film, I'd be happy (with this opening).

Dallas Green

It got me more recognition from the record labels and more independent artists started to reach out and tried to look to me for guidance to help them out.

It has been a pleasure to work with Joey the past four years in band. He has done an excellent job at balancing his academics, arts and athletics and maintains high values and success in his life.

I think this shows a growing divide between the expensive Hollywood films, which make a lot of money, and the artistic lower budget films which are made more from quality.

Sarah Newton

I think this says a lot to our town that this building is worth saving, and that this is a real project - that the university does intend to move its arts program here. But it also shows that the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association is committed to the preservation of the core of downtown.

I think this is the best year yet. We have had such a terrific response from food and wine establishments, who have been calling to be involved in Foothill Celebration. There is a lot of creativity here, with the music, food, art and wine; it all comes together with such a verve and excitement that the energy is hard to contain. It is going to be a great day.

Max Minghella

I think we all want to find the love of our life and live our fantasies. What art student hasn't used his art to get girls? What journalists or actors haven't used their craft as well? It's a very human instinct to pursue.

It isn't a snobby festival. We see cinema as an art and search out good films, whether they were made in Burkina Faso or by the U.S. majors.

Larry Miller

It is now clear that the controversial practices of companies that provide directories and an easy interface to libraries of unlicensed music are in fact detrimental to the growth of the music business and those artists whom they claim to support.

Vincent Van Gogh

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I'll always remain half crazy.

Dana Schutz

I think that's just part of how it is with making art. Sometimes you're just flooded with ideas, and then other times you're questioning all the ideas you ever had before, and everything is just... lame.

Jamie Campbell Bower

I think that there should be this thing for cover-ups on tattoos. I want to develop it. It's like a skin-toned transfer, and then all the make-up artist has to do is airbrush over it to blend it into the skin. There's nothing like that. At the moment, you literally have to go red and get it to skin color, which takes forever.

Justin Chon

I think that it'd be nice for other Asians to support other Asian artists and help each other instead of pull each other down.

It is important to fund young researchers who want to do curiosity-driven research. Curiosity-driven research is a part of life. Some people are curious. They want to learn more about nature and society should help that. It's like art: you can learn more and bring more beauty.

It is important for us to do everything right and to do it well. We want to do this in a way that benefits students, and if we do this, the folks in Arts and Sciences will support our efforts.

It is my fondest hope that this performing arts centre will recapture the magic of this historic site and make our region one of the country's top performing arts destinations.

P. J. O'Rourke

Like most sensible people, you probably lost interest in modern art about the time that Julian Schnabel was painting broken pieces of the crockery that his wife had thrown at him for painting broken pieces of crockery instead of painting the bathroom and hall.

Last year in the English Language Arts (portion of the test), Athens was one point away from getting an A,

Laura Lee and I wanted to participate in the restoration of downtown in some way, so we looked at opportunities, coupled with our love for art. We call it a museum/ hotel, because we're not just using art to decorate; it's truly a museum. It will be free to the public.

I was working as an art and tech researcher in '84. At that time there had been a small government program of assistance for artists for at least three or four years. I was working with Super 8 film then. And video in '85 and public radio in the early '80s.

Peter Capaldi

I went to art school in the days when it was what you did if you didn't want to be like everybody else. You wanted to be strange and different, and art school encouraged that. We hated the drama students - they were guys with pipes and cardigans.