Quotes about Artistry
The weaver-god, he weaves; and by that weaving is deafened, that he hears no mortal voice; and by that humming, we, too, who look on the loom are deafened; and only when we escape it shall we hear the thousand voices that speak through it. 76
— Herman Melville
To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and at times it's big and at times it's small, but that's beyond my control.
— Amy Grant
I'm not going to start churning out what you expect. If you want me to be a manufactured act, you can f*** off.
— Lady Gaga
To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it or get a great idea and you want to write it.
— Amy Grant
I've explored the worship side, the pop side, and the film scoring side of me.
— Michael Smith
I always write tons of different styles.
— Jeremy Camp
We all sort of do want incentives for creative people to still exist at a certain level. You know, maybe rock stars shouldn't make as much; who knows? But you want as much creativity to take place in the future as took place in the past.
— Bill Gates
God has given us an imagination, and our imagination is really the principle tool from which all creativity and artistry comes from.
— Erwin McManus
I've never had a writer's block, but still I think: Is it going to happen this time? You never know what you're going to get; you just put your fingers on the keys and hope.
— Elton John
Never place your punch at the beginning of a column nor at the end. Sneak it in where it's least expected. Fill a whole column with drivel, just to get in that one important line.
— Ayn Rand
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
— Khalil Gibran
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
— Khalil Gibran