Famous Quotes

"And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'"

Rudyard Kipling 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 Rudyard Kipling

• "He travels the fastest who travels alone."

• "Down to Gehenna, or up to the Throne, He travels the fastest who travels alone."

• "It's clever, but is it Art?"

• "San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty."

• "I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble."