Quotes About Art

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the art of happiness is also the art of suffering well.

Goodwill is not enough; we need to learn the art of making others happy. Art is the essence of life, and the substance of art is mindfulness.

There are many ways to tell the truth. It's an art.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Writing poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.

Dissonance is the truth about harmony.

Art respects the masses, by confronting them as that which they could be, rather than conforming to them in their degraded state.

The darkening of the world makes the irrationality of art rational: radically darkened art.

Laughing in the cultural industry is mockery of happiness.

This is magnificent," said Justine. "I've never seen anything like it. But I can't make out the artist's name?" "It's by a friend of mine," said Irene. "His name is not known outside of Vienna, but it will be—I think someday soon, all of Europe will be talking about Gustav Klimt. I was the model for this one. I don't know if you can see the resemblance.

It goes without saying that the artists sympathised not with the actual working classes but with their own idea of the working classes

Cowperwood was shocked by the nudity of the Venus which conveyed an atmosphere of European freedom not common to America;

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even can enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.

Ninety percent of everything is crap.

90 percent of everything is crap.

Teaching is an art that can be learned; learning from a teacher is an art that can be learned; anyone who tries--and we all try--can gain a certain competence in teaching; but a real teacher, now---he has a talent. He has a gift like a fine artist or musician or sculptor. Oh, we think highly of teachers, and of teaching. Teaching is part of loving, you know

The truth is where the sculptor's chisel chipped away the lie.

Creating happiness is an art. Living together is an art. Even with a lot of goodwill, you can still make the other person very unhappy. Goodwill is not enough. We need to know the art of making the other person happy. Art is the essence of life. Try to be artful in your speech and actions. The substance of art is mindfulness. When you are mindful, you are more artful.

When we know how to be at peace, we find that art is a wonderful way to share our peacefulness.

Many people still believe that we can only be happy when we have a lot of money and power. Looking around, we see many people who have plenty of money and power, but who still suffer very deeply from stress and loneliness. So power and money are not the answer. We have to educate ourselves in the art of living mindfully.

to love means to learn the art of nourishing our happiness.

You cannot reach lofty heights in art if you do not first discover the unsurpassable beauty in your own heart. If you would like to play the flute truly well, you must find your true self on the Path of Awakening

I always had music growing up, but music was also like a journal. It was like my personal diary or personal journal. A lot of the things I couldn't express to an individual, I would express them in my music.