Quotes About Dedication

I am interested in the art. I'm a professional woman

So for years I kept mum about my passion for needle arts.

Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training.

A lot of artists make art for five years, some artists make art for ten years, a few make art for fifteen: very few do it until they die.

I started in Martial Arts with my father when I was 4 years old. I guess I started because my two older brothers and mom trained so it was what our whole family did for fun.

I tell you, the arts - and especially ballet - the discipline is extraordinary. I was extremely impressed.

The poet who does not revere his art, and believe in its sovereignty, is not born to wear the purple.

Sometimes people save the best part of themselves for their art.

You've got to suffer for your art sometimes!

I'd mortgage any house for art.

My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.

Art requires, above all things, a suppression of self, a subordination of one's self to an idea.

It's the way I enjoy making art - I like sitting down and making five beats; I enjoy that process. I can go two weeks without making a song and just making beats and I'll be OK.

When there were financial difficulties they still managed to provide us with music and art lessons.

How long did it take me to delimit this art? Twenty years! ... It was a laborious process, but a methodical and rational one; gradually the hesitations were ironed out, but not all of a sudden.

It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.

I grew up doing martial arts, and it's one of these things where I always kind of liked acting, but I was never real serious about it.

I've been involved in mixed martial arts since 1997 when I first started working for the UFC.

With thee goes Thy husband, him to follow thou art bound; Where he abides, think there thy native soil.

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

If you want to make [your own way in music] it as a player, which is very difficult, as Art Blakey said to me, "We're blessed to have the opportunity to do this." So just keep that in mind.

One important thing, just being a film composer in general, is to have a great respect for the art that you're working on - a great respect for the film and a great respect for the filmmakers.

Ya wanna be an artist? Make art!

I always loved the idea of learning martial arts, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I really started doing it and taking up karate.