“ Thus Pyrrhonism is not a sect of people who are persuaded of what they say, but it is a sect of liars. Antoine Arnauld Philosopher
“ Silence is, after all, the context for the deepest appreciation of art: the only important evaluations are finally, personal, interior ones. Robert Adams Photographer
“ I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats called the fascination with what's difficult. I'm only trying to do what I can't do. Lucian Freud Painter
“ Art is Nature made by Man, To Man the interpreter of God. Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl Of Lytton Former Viceroy Of India
“ When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection. Agnes Martin Artist
“ I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait. Salvador Dali Painter
“ Two forces are succesfully influencing the education of a cultivated man: art and science. Both are united in the book. Maxim Gorky Writer
“ When a teacher of the future comes to point out to the youth of America how the highest rewards of intellect and devotion can be gained, he may say to them, not by subtlety and intrigue; not by wire pulling and demagoguery; not by the arts of popularity; not by skill and shiftiness in following expediency; but by being firm in devotion to the principles of manhood and the application of morals and the courage of righteousness in the public life of our country; by being a man without guile and without fear, without selfishness, and with devotion to duty, devotion to his country. Elihu Root Former U.S. Senator