“Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away.” Quote by Tony D'Souza Book:Whiteman
“Belief may be a regrettably unavoidable biological weakness to be kept under the control of criticism: but commitment is for Popper an outright crime.” MayBeliefCrimeRegretWeaknessCommitmentCriticism Author:Imre Lakatos
“All artists are constantly looking for something and they don't always know what.” KnowsArtist Author:Jacob Lawrence
“I found so-called great art too pompous, too stiff. What at this time was called minor art was freer, more imaginative, more open to all kinds of unorthodox expression, all kinds of daring in the handling of materials, and I preferred to surround myself with this type of art than with the great collectors' pieces. I had always in my mind that I was collecting for learning.” MindKindArtFoundPiecesGreatnessExpressionMaterialsTypeAll KindsSurroundDaringMinorsGreat ArtImaginativeCollectingCollectorsPompousUnorthodox Author:Jacques Lipchitz
“Imagination is a very precise thing, you know - it is not fantasy; the man who invented the wheel while he was observing another man walking - that is imagination!” KnowsMenImaginationFantasyHe ManWalkingWheelsPreciseObservingAnother Man Author:Jacques Lipchitz
“The imagination is a muscle. If it is not exercised, it atrophies.” IfsImaginationMusclesAtrophy Author:Neil Gaiman
“I remember one day when Juan Gris told me about a bunch of grapes he had seen in a painting by Picasso. The next day these grapes appeared in a painting by Gris, this time in a bowl; and the day after, the bowl appeared in a painting by Picasso.” RememberNextPaintingOne DayBunchBowlsImitationNext DayGrapesJuan Book:My life in sculpture Source: My life in sculpture
“A necessary process for the artist is one which begins with a point of view, a reaction to the environment, to people, to whatever it is one is concerned with.” PeopleArtistProcessViewsEnvironmentConcernedPoint Of ViewReactionsMethodology Author:Jacques Lipchitz
“External reality is sort of an affectation of the nervous system.” RealityNervousNervous System Author:Jaron Lanier
“I went to an audition the other day, they were casting 13 people to be clouds, 14 people showed up, it was overcast.” PeopleCloudsAuditionsCastingOvercast Author:Jay London
“There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something.” PeopleLittlesHardBitsWorkMillionsHard WorkLittle BitCome Up Author:Jeff Lynne