Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle actartexcellence share on social
The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn artexperienceliterature Change image and share on social
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. Andre Gide artbegincreate Change image and share on social
I think the deeper you go into questions, the deeper or more interesting the questions get. And I think that's the job of art. Andre Dubus III artdeepinterest Change image and share on social
When you look at art made by other people, you see what you need to see in it. Alberto Giacometti artmakepeople Change image and share on social
Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. Ambrose Bierce artcriticexpose Change image and share on social
Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics. Aloe Blacc artexecutiveindustry Change image and share on social
The art market was very different before the mid-1980s: then, art was all about passion, whereas now it's become a commodity. Adam Clayton 1980sartcommodity Change image and share on social
Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt. Alex North artbankruptcommercialism Change image and share on social
A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left. Alexander Pope artleaveobject Change image and share on social
