Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. H. L. Mencken artcagecircus Change image and share on social
Politicians are masters of the art of deception. Martin L. Gross artdeceptionmaster Change image and share on social
Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure. Nicolaus Copernicus artdrawextraordinary share on social
Custom, that is before all law; Nature, that is above all art. Samuel Daniel artcustomlaw 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
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization. Tony Hawk actionartcategorization Change image and share on social
When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand - as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art. Marc Chagall artauthenticbad share on social
I think it's unreasonable to expect kids at 17 to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. And actually, I guess I had a desire to be an artist, and I did enroll in art school out of high school. Jonathan LaPaglia artartistdesire share on social
I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art. Jerzy Kosinski artcollectfine Change image and share on social
