#Artist

"An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's."

"Every artist writes his own autobiography."

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."

"An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one."

"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world."

"An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose."

"I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success."

"Knowledge was scattered treasure, education organized it into art, commerce and science."

"The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation."

"Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'"

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."

"That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind."

"In such a person, sadness breeds purpose; finding inspiration in the darkness and often times, I believe, they will impress a hell onto their own lives in order to re-create it, that others might suffer the experience from the comfort of their armchairs. - Quote from Her Past's Present."

"Closed eyes cannot see light"

"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."

"Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is."

"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

"An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc."

"True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

"Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating empathy can we truly grow as people."