“I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources.” ThinkingWritingPersonsArtEndsBigsArtistPayNovelMiddleConsequenceResourcesHarderMiddle Aged Author:Dana Spiotta
“There is no one harder to live with than an artist. Therefore an artist is a real gift because he or she raises the sanctity of everyone else in the community.” RealArtistCommunityHarderRaisesSanctity Author:David Steindl-Rast
“Financial firms are sending their back-office jobs overseas. But what do fine artists do? They create something new, unexpected, and delightful that changes the world. MFA abilities are harder to outsource and more important in an abundant world.” WorldImportantJobsArtistAbilityFineOfficeHarderFinancialProfessionFirmChanging The WorldUnexpectedSomething NewDelightfulFine ArtsFine ArtistsOffice Jobs Author:Daniel H. Pink
“There's the obvious shift in the tech industry. I'm not really politicized about the whole thing, but it's definitely clear that rent is harder and it's harder for musicians or artists or someone not making a ton of money to live comfortably.” WholeArtistClearIndustryMusicianHarderObvious Author:Mikal Cronin
“People were being so mean as a result of my ability - a gift, really. So I think that's what makes me fight harder to provide an option to aspiring kids or artists. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through... to see a little girl or a little dancer experience such unnecessary rejection.” PeopleThinkingWantMeanLittlesKidsArtistGirlFightingAbilityResultsHarderRejectionDancerUnnecessary Author:Laurieann Gibson
“There is nothing harder for an Artist than to retain his Artistic integrity in the tomb of success. A tomb, nevertheless, which nearly every Artist: whether he admits it or not; naturally wants to get into.” WantSuccessArtistIntegrityHarderArtisticNeverthelessTombsArtistic Integrity Author:Caitlin Thomas
“It's harder to make money when you're not a machine in a massive apparatus designed only to make money, but artists will figure it out.” ArtistFiguresMachinesHarderMaking MoneyMassive Author:Ken Baumann