“ If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men? Vincent Van Gogh Painter
“ If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh Painter
“ Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling. Vincent Van Gogh Painter
“ No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde Writer
“ In its most limited sense, modern, art would seem to concern itself only with the technical innovations of the period. Edward Hopper Painter
“ It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise. Homer Author
“ Mannerism is not character, and affectation is the avowed enemy of grace. Every dancer ought to regard his laborious art as a link in the chain of beauty, as a useful ornament for the stage, and this, in turn, as an important element in the spiritual development of nations. August Bournonville Ballet Choreographer
“ After dinner or lunch or whatever it was -- with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what -- I said, "Look, baby, I'm sorry, but don't you realize that this job is driving me crazy? Look, let's give it up. Let's just lay around and make love and take walks and talk a little. Let's go to the zoo. Let's look at animals. Let's drive down and look at the ocean. It's only 45 minutes. Let's play games in the arcades. Let's go to the races, the Art Museum, the boxing matches. Let's have friends. Let's laugh. This kind of life like everybody else's kind of life: it's killing us. Charles Bukowski Poet