Art Quotes

"Passion must be clothed in grace and discipline."

"The real enemy is bad taste, not honest effort."

"Art is the effort of man to express the feeling which nature inspires him."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."

"Art is the confession of conscience."

"The theater is a religion; the stage is an altar."

"Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save ourselves from drowning in a sea of despair."

"The world needs artists more than it needs politicians."

"In art, as in life, convention can be the death of innovation."

"Art is the effort of man to express the unutterable."

"Artistic success is measured not by applause, but by the depth of feeling awakened."

"To understand art, one must first understand the artist's suffering."

"Passion without discipline is merely noise; discipline without passion is merely mechanics."

"The artist's greatest enemy is not criticism, but indifference."

"In the realm of art, there are no mistakes, only unexpected discoveries."

"The artist must be willing to live outside the boundaries of acceptance."

"One does not notate the madness of all men, but rather the madness of one man."

"I like composers from the past, but people seem to find those who make more noise."

"The more we analyze, the more we separate ourselves from the work of art."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution; there is no middle ground."

"A craftsman polishes his work until it shines; an artist reveals what was always there."

"Art without passion is merely technical exercise."

"Art must provoke thought and stir emotion, or it is not art."

"A life devoted to art is a life well-spent."

"An artist without integrity is merely a craftsman for hire."

"When words fail, music speaks."

"I am always best when I am on the stage."

"What the world needs is music more than bread."

"The stage is my confession booth."