arts

"It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found."

"I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment."

"I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own."

"The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy."

"It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. And it is that philosophy towards sports, something that I really truly live by. I am emotional. I want to win. I am hungry. I am a competitor. I have that fire. But deep down, I truly enjoy the art of competing so much more than the result."

"Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved."

"It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process."

"The art of pleasing is the art of deception."

"Surrealism: An archaic term. Formerly an art movement. No longer distinguishable from everyday life."

"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises."

"In art, the obvious is a sin."

"Great art is an instant arrested in eternity."

"Great art picks up where nature ends."

"I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in just about any art form."

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

"Geometry is moribund. I want a lilt and joy to art."

"The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion."

"Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art."

"Art is pattern informed by sensibility."

"The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization."