“To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far in this age. Just as the microphone gave volume to voices that had none, so does the science of press-agentry magnify limited skills into highly saleable properties.” WorldDoeArtAgeArtistCoursesVoiceGoneSuccessfulTalentSkillsPressesPropertyBeing SuccessfulVolumeMicrophones Book:More in Anger Source: More in Anger
“on Broadway money rules. Like a host of vultures, the ticket brokers, the speculators, the craft unions, the agents, the backers, the real estate owners move in on the creative body and take their bite. The world of dreams breathes in an iron lung; and without this mechanical pumping it dies.” WorldRealDreamBodyMovingDiesCreativeTheaterUnionsBreatheCraftsAgentsOwnersIronBitesHostTicketsEstatesBroadwayLungsVultureBrokersSpeculators Book:The New York I Know Source: The New York I Know
“We pity or condemn the communist peoples of the world for being bound in the chains of doctrine. So are we. Our doctrine runs as follows: Our Way is the Only Way.” WorldWayRunningBoundsDoctrinePityChainsCommunist Author:Marya Mannes
“The world of sight is still limitless. It is the artist who limits vision to the cramped dimensions of his own ego.” WorldArtStillsPhilosophyArtistVisionHistoryLimitsEgoSightDimensionsLimitless Author:Marya Mannes