There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. – Pablo Picasso
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. – Walt Whitman
In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn’t creak. – Tom Robbins
We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies. – Pablo Picasso
Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is nothing but production. – Raymond Chandler
It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one. – Chuck Palahniuk
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. – Confucius
What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war. – Pablo Picasso
Creativity is an act of defiance. – Twyla Tharp
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. – Leonardo da Vinci
You don’t take a photograph, you make it. – Ansel Adams
