The person that was closest to me growing up was my sister, who died at 19. She was an incredibly powerful girl, deeply committed to art and literature. Jim Harrison artclosecommit Change image and share on social
An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must have a fine contempt for any art or thought that betrays them for something false. Nance O'Neil actressartbetray Change image and share on social
I was always interested in photography and other forms of art. Mikhail Baryshnikov artforminterest Change image and share on social
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. H. L. Mencken artcagecircus Change image and share on social
Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place. Jeff Koons actarteffect Change image and share on social
I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better. Steven Pressfield artdividelife Change image and share on social
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. Ulysses S. Grant artenemyfind Change image and share on social
Once you decide that it is the art that is important and not how popular and well received you are, you no longer have an albatross. Stephen Stills albatrossartdecide Change image and share on social
With almost no exceptions, art by men is much more expensive than art by women. Even great women artists, like Louise Bourgeois and Lee Krasner, are only fully embraced very late in their career. Siri Hustvedt artartistbourgeois Change image and share on social
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure. Dale Carnegie artessencegive Change image and share on social