“The pride of the artisan in his art and its uses is pride in himself...It is in his skill and ability to make things as he wishes them to be that he rejoices.” ArtUseWishAbilityPrideSkillsRejoiceArtisansSkills And Abilities Author:George Santayana
“The only artist who does not deserve respect is the one who works to please the public, for commercial success or for official success.” DoeArtistPleaseDeserveOfficials Author:Jacques Maritain
“It is necessary that the object that the artist is shaping, whether it be a vase of clay or a fishing boat, be significant of something other than itself. This object must be a sign as well as an object; a meaning must animate it, and make it say more than it is.” WellsArtistObjectsSignificantBoatFishingClayVasesFishing Boats Author:Jacques Maritain
“The highest triumph of art, is the truest presentation of nature.” ArtHighestArt IsTriumphPresentationTruest Author:Nathaniel Parker Willis
“Very sacred is the vocation of the artist, who has to do directly with the works of God, and interpret the teaching of creation to mankind. All honor to the man who treats it sacredly; who studies, as in God's presence, the thoughts of God which are expressed to him; and makes all things according to the pattern which he is ever ready to show to earnest and reverent genius on the mount.” MenShowsArtistStudyTeachingMankindCreationHe ManReadyGeniusHonorAll ThingsTreatsSacredPatternsVocationEarnestGod's Presence Author:Jason 'J' Brown
“The time I spend in the morning - praying, sipping coffee, and coming up with my list - is a ritual I relish. I have done it for so long now that I subconsciously measure whether or not the things I'm doing match with what I should be doing, what I want to be doing, and the life I want to live.” WantShouldLongDoneMorningPrayingListsCoffeeRitualRelishSipping Author:Kristin Armstrong
“Black coffee is the latest fad I have picked up. Then there are my endless cups of chai! I'm trying to cut down and keep it to no more than three cups a day.” TryingThreeBlackCuttingDown AndCoffeeEndlessCupsFadsBlack CoffeeChai Author:Vidya Balan
“I'm active even on bad days; it's tough to pin me down. People ask me if I'm a morning or night person. I'm an all-the-time person. I like drinking coffee, but I do it with lots of milk because my energy levels are high even without caffeine. You could call me Obelix, except I don't have a belly.” PeopleIfsPersonsNightAsksEnergyLevelsMorningToughDrinkingActiveCoffeeAsk MeCall MeMilkBellyPinsBad DayCaffeineDrinking CoffeeEnergy LevelsNight Person Author:Bipasha Basu
“If you have people who are high-performing working for you, it's so easy to do your job. Otherwise, you can't even agree on the time of the meeting or who will bring the coffee.” PeopleIfsJobsEasyAgreeMeetingsCoffeePerforming Author:Douglas Conant
“It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.” SeemsFilmIndependentMainstreamIndependent Film Author:William Hurt
