Art Quotes

I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them.

Nate Lowman

I was a pretty pretentious kid. I was always making art.

Nate Lowman

I have a healthy view of what one can do with art.

Neil LaBute

I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will.

Nigel Lythgoe

Every mind which has given itself to self-expression in art is aware of a directing agency outside its conscious control which it has agreed to label 'inspiration'.

Norman Lindsay

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

Naguib Mahfouz

I want to be free... free to develop my art.

Natalia Makarova

A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.

Natalie Massenet

Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials. Using modernist techniques, you get more control, and that allows you to be more artistic, not less!

Nathan Myhrvold

I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.

Nellie McKay

I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with t...

Nelson Mandela

I do worry because it takes all types to make our culture, to make our art. We need it to be available to all.

Neve McIntosh

Art doesn't just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things.

Nicholas Meyer

There is curiously little art concerning the efficacy of reason - perhaps simply because reason is not noticeably efficacious.

Nicholas Mosley

You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

Nicki Minaj

I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

Nicki Minaj

My brothers are both 6 ft. 5 in., and if you have younger brothers who are bigger than you then you have to learn the ancient martial art of sarcasm.

Nick Moran

The fine art of preparing sushi is something that you watch and learn.

Nobu Matsuhisa

Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.

Nobu Matsuhisa

Making sushi is an art, and experience is everything.

Nobu Matsuhisa

The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.

Norman Mailer