Salvation is a work of God for man, rather than a work of man for God.
High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.
The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.
A piece of art is a compact form of the universe.
The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.
A painting has a lot of advantages over other forms of communication. Unlike a movie, you don't have to put it into a machine and turn it on. It's just there every day. It's not limited by the element of time. It's a constant part of the home.
Steeping my life in beauty brings color to my days and a song to my heart
I find that biographical material holds me back, hampers my creative process, cramps my imagination.
Donald Trump is a - the owner of a lot of real estate that he manages, he may well pay no income taxes. We know for a fact that he didn't pay any income taxes in 1978, 1979, 1984, 1992 and 1994. We know because of the reports of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. We don't know about any year after that.
The unqualified truth is, that when I loved Estella with the love of a man, I loved her simply because I found her irresistible. Once for all; I knew to my sorrow, often and often, if not always, that I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be. Once for all; I love her none the less because I knew it, and it had no more influence in restraining me, than if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection.
When I'm by myself, I never play music. I have a lot of it, for a girl, but I don't listen to it a lot. I hate picking music out; I'm not good at it.