Art Quotes
“The New York art world readily proves people wrong. Just when folks say that things stink and flibbertigibbet critics wish the worst on us all because we're not pure enough, good omens appear.”
“Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness nothing but faith, faith and freedom.”
-- Gustave Flaubert
“Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.”
-- Andre Gide
“For nine years I worked to change what was hairdressing then into a geometric art form with color, perm without setting which had never been done before.”
-- Vidal Sassoon
“The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.”
-- Abraham Lincoln
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”
-- Lord Chesterfield
“Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them no art can keep or acquire them.”
-- Blaise Pascal