Art Quotes

The art and culture that is New York, communications, finance, all these things help make up New York. The rest of the country should be happy that we are what we are.

David Dinkins

Art is the only thing that can save me from my opinions about the world. I tend to get very worked up about what I see going on, and I feel, you know, impotent to make the kind of changes and the kind of difference that I would like to make.

David Dobkin

I don't like watching people work if they're making art.

David Duchovny

When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years.

Denis Diderot

Dumbing down takes many forms: art that is good for you, museums that flatter you, universities that increase your self-esteem. Culture, after all, is really about you.

Denis Dutton

I think newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and really enhancing the tactile exp...

Dave Eggers

We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.

David Elliott

We may not like our times or many aspects of the time we live in but that is not the fault of art as such.

David Elliott

The educator and the public need to have an opportunity to discuss why certain art is important.

David Elliott

Unless you are a born connoisseur of art, you will not be able to judge by yourself why certain art is superior to other art.

David Elliott

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.

Duke Ellington

One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find.

Dan Flavin

When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously I learned the art of telling ironic stories.

Dario Fo

Commerce and art are natural enemies. And also, the enemy of good is great. And the enemy of great is good, so there's this huge juggling that's going on all the time.

David Foster

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

David Frost

I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classi...

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

When a number of crimes - for instance, burglaries - can be linked to the same offender, police often plot the locations on a map. The art of finding the location of the criminal's home based on the crime sites is a key objective in what is known as ...

Daniel Goldstein

I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art, even though people who collect clothes get a bad rap because they're told it's all vanity.

Daphne Guinness

Through art, you create your own world.

Daphne Guinness

What underlies great science is what underlies great art, whether it is visual or written, and that is the ability to distinguish patterns out of chaos.

Diana Gabaldon

The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.

Diogenes