Quotes About Value

Transparence is the highest, most liberating value in art - and in criticism - today. Transparence means experiencing the luminousness of the thing in itself, of things being what they are.

I think if art has one underlying value, it's that.

Sometimes I feel like a one man crusade against the devaluation of music in America and culture in the arts.

It matters little if something is 'craft' or 'art.' The question is only this: does it give me pleasure?

There are too many artists, too many dealers and too much art.

People don't buy lady art.

The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but he's of no use.

Art is making something out of nothing, and selling it.

Art should be for sale. The artist should not.

A painting is worth a thousand confused art-gallery visitors.

Being totally inclusive is essential for the outcome to possess any true value

It's true that a picture is worth a thousand words, but it's also true that a word is worth a thousand pictures.

The value is not in the art, whether there are more artists or less artists, the value depends on it.

What happens when you combine your passion, strength and value? This is the process of creating true art.

People say you have expensive tastes.My Humble reply : I appreciate fine art, and fine art is not cheap.

The cheap no matter how charming how immediate does not wear so well. It has a way of telling its whole story the first time through.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve not need

Your attitude about who you are and what you have is a very little thing that makes a very big difference.

Money is like muck, not good unless spread.

I occasionally feel contempt for that attitude [degree of sexual desire towards me] when I perceive it, but maybe that's not fair. By our culture we've been taught who is most valued and who is not.

I'm still here. I have to go on. I have to give something back, to make my time here worth something. If not, the time I've been given here would have been totally wasted. And I don't think we have a right to do that.

What use was money if you didn't have the time to enjoy it?

But besides, I haven't the time, I'm too busy trying to see that you don't lose any of the money I married you for.