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“The greatness of art is not in the display of knowledge, or in material accuracy, but in the distinctness with which it conveys the impressions of a personal vital force, that acts spontaneously, without fear or hesitation.”

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Author:George Inness

“In contrast to the asexual chasteness of official communist art , Nazi art is both prurient and idealizing. A utopian aesthetics (physical perfection; identity as a biological given) implies an ideal eroticism: sexuality converted into the magnetism of leaders and the joy of followers. The fascist ideal is to transform sexual energy into a "spiritual" force, for the benefit of the community.”

Source: A Susan Sontag reader

“Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves. The great difference between sport and art is that sport, like a sonnet, forces beauty within its own system. Art, on the other hand, cyclically destroys boundaries and breaks free.”

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Author:Rita Mae Brown

“Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.”

Art War Self Artist Force Art Is Warrior Sabotage Self Sabotage

Author:Steven Pressfield

“The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force are easy, but total comprehension of all of the skills of the martial arts is very difficult to achieve.”

Art Hard Use Force Easy Difficult Understanding Achieve Hard Work Skills Training Art Is Martial Arts Comprehension Use Of Force

Book:Tao of Jeet Kune Do

Source: Tao of Jeet Kune Do

“Art is animated by invisible forces that rule the universe.”

Art Universe Force Art Is Invisible Animated

Author:Leopold Sedar Senghor

“The future belongs to us. I think that art is a force that can change the world.”

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Author:Shahin Najafi

“To be the agent whose touch changes nature from a wild force to a work of art is inspiration of the highest order.”

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Author:Robert Rodale

“Dance, like music, knows no geographical boundaries, no linguistic barriers and no racial divisions. All walls crumble where art is concerned. It is a great unifying and integrating force.”

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Author:Vempati Chinna Satyam

“Thought is more important than art....To revere art and have no understanding of the process that forces it into existence, is finally not even to understand what art is.”

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Author:Amiri Baraka

“The country is so wounded, bleeding, and hurt right now. The country needs to be healed-it's not going to be healed from the top, politically. How are we going to heal? Art is the healing force.”

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Author:Robert Redford