Famous Quotes

"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in."

Amy Lowell on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

  Vincent Van Gogh on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by Amy Lowell

• "Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils."

• "All books are either dreams or swords, you can cut, or you can drug, with words."

• "Happiness, to some, elation Is, to others, mere stagnation."

• "In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern."