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Physicist

“Pablo Casals is a very great artist. What I admire is the firm stand he has taken not only against the oppressors of his countrymen, but also against those opportunists who are always ready to compromise with the Devil. He perceives clearly that the world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.”

Artist Taken Evil

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August Wilson

Playwright, Screenwriter

“What comes forth from you as an artist cannot be controlled. But you have responsibilities as a global citizen. Your history dictates your duty. And by writing about black people, you are not limiting yourself. The experiences of African-Americans are as wide open as God's closet.”

Writing Artist Responsibility

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William Blake

Poet, Painter

“The Man who never in his Mind & Thoughts travel'd to Heaven Is No Artist.”

Men Artist

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Architect

“The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.”

Artist Civilization

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Marshall McLuhan

Philosopher, Media Theorist

“Art is anything you can get away with.”

Art Artist Get Away

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Jim Harrison

Novelist, Poet

“All artists as a type seem to suffer a great deal, but then so do miners.”

Artist Suffering

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, Playwright, Novelist

“In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.”

Artist Talent

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Kanye West

Rapper, Producer, Fashion Designer

“I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.”

Artist Sleep Our Generation

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Owen Wilson

Actor

“Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an actor, and you try to contribute to the story. But I think it might sound a little pretentious for me to say I think of myself as an artist. I think of myself as a creative person.”

Thinking Artist Creative

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Gore Vidal

Writer, Essayist, Playwright

“These people [Bush Administration] are for the most part rip-off artists. Notice that they're all gas and oil men from Cheney, to the two Bushes; I think Rumsfeld also.”

Men Artist Rip

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Lily Allen

Singer-Songwriter

“Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.”

People Artist Records

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, Playwright, Novelist

“To live within limits. To want one thing. Or a few things very much and love them dearly. Cling to them, survey them from every angle. Become one with them - that is what makes the poet, the artist, the human being.”

Artist Motivational And Love

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