Quotes About Art

I avoid writing until I can't avoid it anymore. Until writing comes knocking at my door like a friend I've neglected.

My muse, whatever it is, is leading me to write stories.

Sometimes I don't feel like writing at all...It seems so selfish, writing.

This is where the inspiration for books comes from. Images and ideas and sounds from these worlds seep through the water and into our dimension. And those things inspire people like you. Storytellers.

Who can live without it? I ask in all honesty, what would life be, without a song or a dance what are we?

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.

Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it's because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you.

What is the point of literature? I think that the person who asks that question will not find my answer convincing anyway

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.

Naked flights of art unshackled and incandescent songs of poetry undiluted return to the soul what hate, ignorance, fear, and violence steal from the heart.

When the lyrical muse sings the creative pen dances.

The practice of alchemizing suffering into meaningful art as well as social and political advancements has been one of African Americans' greatest gifts to humanity. Many have followed their lead in this regard and that practice can make a lot of positive difference during this time of renewal and re-weaving.

Art gives its vision to beauty not always recognized. And it surrenders freely -- whatever power it possesses to every sincere soul that seeks it. But above all else--it presents us with the gift of ourselves.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

Art cannot be excused from following God's law, and art disgraces itself by seeking that freedom. Anything that cannot be put into an image or onto a canvas without demanding the sacrifice of modesty or injuring shame must simply be eschewed. Art is not autonomous. Art is one of the more refined human life expressions, and all these life expressions are organically related and stand continuously under God's ordinance.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

Knowledge shall be promoted by frequent exercise Art polishes and improves nature Fortune is a fair but fickle mistrefs Yesterday misspent can't be recall'd Vanity makes beauty contemptible Wisdom is more valuable than riches.

His art, so he tells himself, is to give voice to the ordinary, in memorable ways.

Art is Art. Everything else is everything else.

Fine art can only be defined as exclusive, negative, absolute and timeless. It is not practical, useful, related, applicable, or subservient to anything else.

Poetry is a place where both grief and grace can live, where rage can be explored and examined, not simply exploited.

I trust him. He leans in, tells me the real miracle, more than marriage, the thing that makes you believe there might be a god after all, is the making of a child. He stares at me, but I am not there anymore. I don't say we've tried a long time, been sad, been happy, that perhaps the only thing I can make is love and art. I want to tell him that's enough. Isn't it?