Famous Quotes

"The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing."

Edward Tufte 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 Edward Tufte

• "The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science the leading edge in beauty is in high art."

• "If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint."

• "Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design."

• "I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks."

• "The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now."