arts

"The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol."

"Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods."

"I came up with the term 'mindfreak' because I didn't like the word 'magician.' I felt like I wanted to coin a term that would be basically the reaction to my art. It would be a mindfreak and so that's why I came up with that. But, many people say I'm really a student of humanity and psychology."

"Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the elemental will always prevail over the ephemeral."

"Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity."

"When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God."

"There is no must in art because art is free."

"I think that many things that go on in an art school have a tendency to undermine confidence, and that shouldn't be part of the ballgame, ever."

"Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation."

"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."

"In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects."

"The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind of magic to me. But maintaining a friendship requires work. I don't mean that as a bad thing. Good art requires work as well."

"Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature."

"When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul."

"Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?"

"You know, Castle's the kind of guy that when he meets somebody, that's a connection for him. He remains connected to the people that he meets. That's the kind of guy he is, be they criminals, gangster rappers, mafia guys, art thieves, whoever it is, he nurtures those relationships."

"For me, learning is a continuous process and an all-inclusive one - reading a book, learning a musical instrument or learning the martial art called taekwondo. Teach myself something new - that's my prayer."

"Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world."

"Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them."

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life."