Frank Lloyd Wright Architect “Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.” Artist Wall Vaccines ♥ 19
Golda Meir Politician “Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.” Artist Storm Bouquets ♥ 19
Frida Kahlo Painter “Really, I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself.” Artist Expression Painting ♥ 19
LH Lewis Hyde Author “An essential portion of any artist’s labor is not creation so much as invocation. Part of the work cannot be made, it must be received; and we cannot have this gift except, perhaps, by supplication, by courting, by creating within ourselves that ‘begging bowl’ to which the gift is drawn.” Artist Creating Essentials ♥ 19
Maya Lin Architect, Artist “When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the veterans what it was like in the war, because from my point of view, you don't pry into other people's business.” War Artist Views ♥ 19
Lucian Freud Painter “I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them.” People Artist Wish ♥ 19
Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor “...the right to free expression is something one seizes, not something one is given.... if it does exist, it exists to be used against the established order.... There is absolute opposition between the artist and the state.” Artist Expression Freedom ♥ 18
Alicia Keys Singer, Songwriter, Actress “The artists who have inspired me the most in my life are the ones who have really had something to say and stand up for. That, to me, is part of being an artist-having the voice to express things that need to be verbalized and brought to light. Unfortunately, I don't think that's a priority for people, because the few artists who do have the nerve to take a stand for what they believe get shut down in a way.” Thinking Believe Artist ♥ 18
William Blake Poet, Painter “When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.” Mean Artist Enemy ♥ 18
Yoko Ono Artist, Musician, Activist “What surprises me is-even though discrimination against women and racial discrimination still exist, they have improved a lot, especially among artists. And just when I felt I could finally take a break, I encounter the age discrimination. I turned 72 and started noticing a drastic difference in people's attitudes. I started with racism and sexism in the beginning and fought them so hard and was finally ready to relax. Then, here comes ageism, and I feel like, "Give me a break!"” Artist Differences Attitude ♥ 18
Salvador Dali Artist, Surrealist “I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.” World Artist Scandal ♥ 18
Rainer Maria Rilke Poet, Novelist “Everything is gestation and bringing forth. To let each impression and each germ of feeling come to completion wholly in itself, in the dark, in the inexpressible, the unconscious, beyond the reach of one's own intelligence, and await with deep humility and patience the birth-hour of a new clarity: that alone is living the artist's life.” Artist Dark Humility ♥ 18
