Art Quotes
“It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.”
“The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.”
-- Gertrude Stein
“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts.”
-- Jerry Saltz