Vincent Van Gogh Painter “Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.” Artist Science Inspiration ♥ 16
TW Tennessee Williams Playwright “The nervous system of any age or nation is its creative workers, its artists. And if that nervous system is profoundly disturbed by its environment, the work it produces will inescapably reflect the disturbances, sometimes obliquely and sometimes with violent directness.” Artist Age Creative ♥ 16
Socrates Philosopher “The real artist, who knew what he was imitating, would be interested in realities and not in imitations; and would desire to leave as memorials of himself works many and fair; and, instead of being the author of encomiums, he would prefer to be the theme of them.” Real Artist Memorial ♥ 16
Roberto Burle Marx Landscape Architect “A garden is a result of an arrangement of natural materials according to aesthetic laws; interwoven throughout are the artist's outlook on life, his past experiences, his affections, his attempts, his mistakes and his successes.” Past Artist Mistake ♥ 16
Steve Jobs Entrepreneur “It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Of course, there are some people who are innately curious, forever little kids in their awe of life, but they're rare.” People Kids Artist ♥ 16
Osamu Dazai Novelist “It isn't that I dislike artists, but I can't stand anyone who puts on those ponderous airs of a man of character.” Men Character Artist ♥ 16
George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic “Of all human struggles there is none so treacherous and remorseless as the struggle between the artist man and the mother woman.” Mother Artist Struggle ♥ 16
George Carlin Comedian, Actor “An entertainer is someone who pleases others, and an artist tries to please himself. An artist is on a journey: they don't know where they're going, what is going to happen, but they know they are not there yet, and there is some continuity and growth. I think of myself as an entertainer: I'm a performing entertainer, I'm a stand-up comic. But there's an artist at work here, too. One who interprets his world through his own filter.” Thinking Artist Journey ♥ 16
Frank Lloyd Wright Architect “To look at the cross-section of any plan of a big city is to look at something like the section of a fibrous tumor.” Looks Artist Cities ♥ 16
Frank Miller Comic Book Artist “You can't have virtue without sin. What I'm after is having my characters' virtues defined by how they operate in a very sinful environment. That's how you test people.” People Character Artist ♥ 16
Georgia O'Keeffe Artist “I realized that were I to paint flowers small, no one would look at them because I was unknown. So I thought I'll make them big, like the huge buildings going up. People will be startled; they'll have to look at them - and they did.” People Artist Flower ♥ 16
RM Ricky Martin Singer, Actor “I'm an artist and you can fantasize about me however you want.” Want Artist ♥ 16
