Inspiring Quotes

Nothing perks up your day like a great quote, right? Well, you've come to the right place. Here's a few of my favorites to spice up your week - all art-themed, of course.

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” -- Andy Warhol

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” -- Edgar Degas

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” -- Twyla Tharp

“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” -- Leonardo da Vinci

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” -- Stella Adler

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” -- Vincent Van Gogh

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” -- Pablo Picasso

“Do not fear mistakes - there are none.” -- Miles David

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” -- Pablo Picasso

“The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art.” -- Junot Diaz

“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.” --Neil Gaiman

‎”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” -- Steven Pressfield

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” -- Twyla Tharp

“The reason that art (writing, engaging, and all of it) is valuable is precisely why I can’t tell you how to do it. If there were a map, there’d be no art, because art is the act of navigating without a map.” -- Seth Godin

“Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.” -- G.K. Chesterton

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” -- Henry Ward Beecher

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -- Desmond Tutu

“Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.” -- Albert Schweitzer

“The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off." -- Gloria Steinem