I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.
An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.
Express yourself, don't hurt yourself.
The habit of expression leads to the search for something to express. Something remains as a residuum of the commonplace itself, if one strikes out every commonplace in the expression.
I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression is not freedom from consequence.
In poetry you can express almost inexpressible feelings. You can express the pain of loss, you can express love. People always turn to poetry when someone they love dies, when they fall in love.
If you copy then it is not self-expression.
Good artists copy, great artists steal.
I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.
As an artist, illustrator, and photographer, most of my daily work was formed around the Art & Entertainment business, which was about packaging ideas that looked like they were crafted as artist ideas. In the distributed products, my artist credit w...
Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.
Technique should be taught, not as an end in itself, but as something related to individual expression, as a means toward an end. One cannot separate technique from expression. There is only expression.
The news that comes out of Pakistan is always geared toward terrorism and fundamentalism. But when you give people freedom of expression and the freedom to go out and be social and to express themselves, you will see a change. I see that coming about...
It is really hard to completely re-learn how to express yourself without using words. When you take away speech, you have to re-invent the way you express yourself. You have to exaggerate your body language and your facial expressions.
When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.
Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.
The universe must exist for the self-expression of God and the delight of God.
Don't be afraid to express yourself through fashion!
Self-expression is always a right, but it's still not there to be abused.
I did a couple of American Express commercials.
