Photography is essentially an act of recognition by street photographers, not an act of invention. Photographers might respond to an old man’s face, or an Arbus freak, or the way light hits a building—and then they move on. Whereas in all the other art forms, take William Blake, everything that came to that paper never existed before. It’s the idea of alchemy, of making something from nothing. – Duane Michals

Find your authentic voice, become vulnerable, and then put yourself out there. – Meredith Brooks

I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art. – Chaim Potok

What we seek, at the deepest level, is inwardly to resemble, rather than physically to possess, the objects and places that touch us through their beauty. – Alain de Botton

A common defect of modern art study is that too many students do not know why they draw. – Robert Henri

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. – Friedrich Nietzsche

There is no art without contemplation. – Robert Henri

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life. – Irving Stone

A poor original is better than a good imitation. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

It is only in his work that an artist can find reality and satisfaction, for the actual world is less intense than the world of his invention and consequently his life, without recourse to violent disorder, does not seem very substantial. The right condition for him is that in which his work in not only convenient but unavoidable. – Tennessee Williams

It is only in his work that an artist can find reality and satisfaction, for the actual world is less intense than the world of his invention and consequently his life, without recourse to violent disorder, does not seem very substantial. The right condition for him is that in which his work in not only convenient but unavoidable. – Tennessee Williams