Quotes about Artistry
Literary men are . . . a perpetual priesthood.
- John Keats
If art were to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.
- John Lennon
A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
- Ted Dekker
I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
- Duke Ellington
The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will.
- Jennifer Lopez
I'm all for in my production, creating really unique textures and sounds - for me that's what I love about music.
- Flume
Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician.
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
If you love writing or making music or blogging or any sort of performing art, then do it. Do it with everything you've got. Just don't plan on using it as a shortcut to making a living.
- Seth Godin
If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.
- John Lennon
Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.
- Gracie Gold
From Mozart I learnt to say important things in a conversational way.
- George Bernard Shaw