Art Quotes - Page 640

The topdog may win the game of force. But not the moral issue - and when that dawns upon him and his allies, change of consciousness sets in, and demoralization starts thawing the frozen heart. The game is over.

We are terrible for each other, and, yes, we are a disaster. But tell me your heart doesn't race for a hurricane or a burning building. I'd rather die terrified than live forever.

Always remember to make room to shoot what you love. It's the only way to keep your heart beating as a photographer.

Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole.

That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in making it is an uneasy one for me, on occasion.

Minority art, vernacular art, is marginal art. Only on the margins does growth occur.

Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts.

You can't visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to lure them into your universe. That's the art of storytelling.

It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.

We exercise great caution in airing an audio- or videotape released by a terrorist organization holding a hostage. These are decisions made by CNN's editorial staff and not by any third party.

It's humbling because a lot of times people think because they are the artist or the celebrity or whatever they want to call themselves that they're above being a fan. If you like something, you can like it. You don't have to be afraid to say that so I really appreciate it and you know, to me, people are people.

I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.

All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy.

Art is a way of showing the outside world what your inside world is like.

Having a great golf swing helps under pressure, but golf is a game about scoring. It's like an artist who can get a two-inch brush at Wal-Mart for 20 cents or a fine camel-hair brush from an art store for 20 dollars. The brush doesn't matter - how the finished painting looks is what matters.

If the Japanese are so smart, why do they eat with sticks?

When I’m on the court, I try to play with all my emotion and heart.

When you're reading the Word of God, you need to let it soak in and let God speak to your heart and let the Holy Spirit work.

Holiness is the very principle of eternal life, the very beginning of eternal life in the heart, and that which will certainly grow up to eternal life.

The most profound things are inexpressible.

Tell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.

I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.

I am grateful to learn from their mistakes, because I am not injecting s- into my face. I see them and my heart breaks. I think, 'Oh God, if you only know how much older you look.' They are trying to stop the clock and all you can see is an insecure person who won't let themselves just age. I also have a fiancé who will put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way.

Confidence quickly curdles into arrogance; smarts turn to smugness, charm turns to smarm.

As someone who is obsessed with fashion, I personally own non-vegan materials and am very open about that. I don't think it's right to pretend to be someone you're not to get sales. People know me on a real level because of how open I am in my videos. It was a simple choice: I didn't want to exclude anyone, that wasn't fair. I wanted EVERY customer to be able to wear my art. And it's morally right. End of story.