"The artist does not draw what he sees, but what he has to make others see. ~ Edgar Degas
The artist speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives, to our sense of pity, and beauty, and pain. ~ Joseph Conrad
I know now that most people are so closely concerned with themselves that they are not aware of their own individuality, I can see myself, and it has helped me to say what I want to say... in paint. ~ Georgia O'Keeffe
I think your life informs your art. ~ Sheryl Crow, Ladies Home Journal, April 2003
The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity. ~ Guy de Maupassant
Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said. ~ Louise Bourgeois
Paintings are too hard. The things I want to show are mechanical. Machines have less problems. I'd like to be a machine, wouldn't you? ~ Andy Warhol, Time, 5/3/63
I had rather be called a journalist than an artist. ~ H.G. Wells
In my art I have tried to explain to myself life and its meaning. I have also tried to help others to clairfy their lives. ~ Edvard Munch, Frieze of Life
The practice of art isn't to make a living. It's to make your soul grow. ~ Kurt Vonnegut, Compete Handbook of Novel Writing