Quotes about Artistry
When the style is fully formed, if it has a sweet undersong, we call it beautiful, and the writer may do what he likes in words or syntax.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I've put my genius into my life; I've only put my talent into my works.
— Oscar Wilde
Shearing began to play his chords; they rolled out of the piano in great rich showers, you'd think the man wouldn't have time to line them up. They rolled and rolled like the sea.
— Jack Kerouac
I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor.
— Lady Gaga
Man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something.
— Dorothy Sayers
I'm not going to put out a Christmas CD until it's coming out of me naturally.
— TobyMac
The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination.
— Victor Hugo
I guess what I want to say to us artists and entrepreneurs is that conventional yardsticks of success don't apply to all enterprises. Labors of love count.
— Steven Pressfield
Because God created the Natural - invented it out of His love and artistry - it demands our reverence.
— CS Lewis
I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.
— Dolly Parton
The people who wrote down the Bible and the people who wrote down the Mahayana sutras were artists. They used images to express their insights.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
How beautiful your sandaled feet, O prince's daughter! Your graceful legs are like jewels, the work of an artist's hands. Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies.
— Gary Thomas