Were I to be appointed Secretary of Education, I’d issue a prospectus for a compulsory nationwide high school course called ‘The American Experience in Art.’ – Terry Teachout
The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick. – Sophie Swetchine
I mean, certainly writing, painting, photography, dance, architecture, there is an aspect of almost every art form that is useful and that merges into film in some way. – Sydney Pollack
I’m involved with Kid One Transport and Studio by the Tracks in Alabama. Kid One literally transports kids to better health by giving them transportation they may need to get medical care. Studio by the Tracks is an art outlet for mentally challenged children. – Taylor Hicks
I never called my work an ‘art’. It’s part of show business, the business of building entertainment. – Walt Disney
Like most people, I’ve always felt using words like ‘best’ when applied to art is a fun way for critics to stay busy at the end of the year, and I guess a good way to help get ratings for awards shows, which is fine. – Steven Van Zandt
It’s a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. – W. H. Auden
The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I’m just now learning. But it’s not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it’s not that they try to make you compromise your art. That’s not the problem. – T Bone Burnett
Without children, men have more liberty to earn less – that is, they are free to pursue more fulfilling and less lucrative careers, like writing or art or teaching social studies. – Warren Farrell
When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door. – Victor Hugo
Instead of me keeping my art a personal thing, we can use it to save lives, change lives and inspire. – Swizz Beatz
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. ‘Action sport’ would be the least offensive categorization. – Tony Hawk
In addition to giving comfort and joy, art also has the miraculous ability to let us live in other men’s skins, to test our perceptions and beliefs against theirs, and perhaps to be changed as a result. It does this by portraying the world creatively, heightening our perception and enriching our understanding of things as they are. – Terry Teachout
There have been times when I’m writing about things that are personally embarrassing. Like any human being, sometimes I can’t help but wonder – ‘What are the people I know going to think about this?’ So I have to remind myself that all is permissible. Art has to be a free space. Language has to be a free space. – William T. Vollmann
I go into any movie that’s historical fiction thinking, ‘OK, I’m here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it’s a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won’t even be bothered by the opinions. I’ll make my own mind up.’ – Tony Kushner
The idea is to bring art to people who might never really interact with it. It’s for all citizens, and it’s about making the city more interesting and more visually significant. – Susan Davis
I have a lot of good role models in my family for things off the court – like my older sister, who’s a lawyer. I don’t like writing papers, but she’s helped me a lot. It’s nice to have an art and business background because they tie together perfectly. – Venus Williams
Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I’ve been involved with over the years. – Xander Berkeley
Gujarat is truly vibrant. Be it handicrafts, folk music, art, costumes or food – the state offers the best of everything. – Shreya Ghoshal
Most good art is left wing. It’s a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art. – Samuel West
I think there’s a deep impulse in most humans to do creative stuff, whether that’s music or art, photography or writing. Most people at some point in their life say they want to do something creative – they want to be an actor, a director, a writer, a poet, a painter or whatever. – Stewart Butterfield
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
