Art Quotes

“Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as you have an idea that changes some small part of the world you are writing science fiction. It is always the art of the possible, never the impossible.”

-- Ray Bradbury

“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.”

-- Novalis

“The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.”

-- Jerry Saltz

“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”

-- John Wooden

“It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.”

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”

-- Eugene Ionesco

“When you create art, the world has to wait.”

-- Will Smith

“The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.”

-- Theodor Adorno

“Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.”

-- Gustave Flaubert

“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.”

-- Rebecca West