I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible. 722
We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art. 603
The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself. 658
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs. 752
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. 777
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. 3.47K
Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium. 2.52K
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. 664
There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within. 649
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don’t want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn’t have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social ‘yak yaks.’ 629
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. 717
