I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours. – Oscar Wilde

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle

To speak and act truth with constancy and precision is nearly as difficult, and perhaps as meretorious, as to speak it under intimidation or penalty – John Ruskin

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong. – Robert Henri

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. – Pablo Picasso

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dali. – Salvador Dalí

In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn’t creak. – Tom Robbins

I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you’re an idiot. – Steve Martin