Art Quotes - Page 626

When I am dead let the earth be dissolved in fire.

How do we accomplish this matter of gathering life together in God? We must begin primarily by refocusing our attention keeping our minds and hearts directed toward God. The essence of the centered life is attention to God in all we think, say and do. It is the growing realization of His presence in our most down-to-earth living.

Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.

Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town.

All of a sudden, we've lost a lot of control,' he said. 'We can't turn off our internet; we can't turn off our smartphones; we can't turn off our computers. You used to ask a smart person a question. Now, who do you ask? It starts with g-o, and it's not God.

I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that. But what excites me most is exploring my own musical insights and expanding upon them.

It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Of course, there are some people who are innately curious, forever little kids in their awe of life, but they're rare.

Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path.

Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.

So much of me is made of what I learned from you; you'll be with me like a handprint on my heart and now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine by being my friend

For me, that emotional payoff is what it’s all about. I want you to laugh or cry when you read a story...or do both at the same time. I want your heart, in other words. If you want to learn something, go to school.

I’ve had it with all stingy-hearted sons of bitches. A heart is to be spent.

The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings.

You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.

...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting. Knitters are so compellingly clever that they simply can't tolerate boredom. It takes more to engage and entertain this kind of human, and they need an outlet or they get into trouble. "...knitters just can't watch TV without doing something else. Knitters just can't wait in line, knitters just can't sit waiting at the doctor's office. Knitters need knitting to add a layer of interest in other, less constructive ways.

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.

I want to write poems that are natural, luminous, deep, spare. I dream of an art so transparent that you can look through and see the world.

When a bud breaks it becomes a flower, when a heart breaks it becomes divine.

The beckoning Hands Of God's hopeful Smile Will, without fail, one day greet The fruitful cries Of man's prayerful heart.

Am I a great manager? Huh. I was blessed to have a front office that found great talent, and then I was smart enough to stay the hell out of their way.

The artist, even when he imitates nature, always feels himself to be not a slave but a demigod.

I am convinced that we must train not only the head, but the heart and hand as well.

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

I learned that from my dad: you put your heart into something, you have to protect it, what you're making.

Kosovo is not a part of Serbia. It is the very heart of Serbia.