To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art.

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said.

For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential - the imagination.

As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art.

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved.

It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to write one simple, beautiful sentence.

Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.

The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost.

Obviously in Art of Noise, I'm just part of the group, and when I do film scores, it's always in collaboration with the director and other people involved.

The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.