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Quote by James Whistler
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. - James Wh

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. – James Whistler

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To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano. – James Whistler

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Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself. – Bertrand Russell

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Art

It is a myth that art has to be sold. It is not like stocking a grocery store where people fill a pushcart. Art is a product that has no apparent need. The salesperson builds the need in the mind of the buyer. – Jack White

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Real popular culture is folk art – coalminers songs and so forth. – Noam Chomsky

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Art

A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind. – Clive Bell

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This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. – Elbert Hubbard

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Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the publics desire for him to be funny simply because hes so good at it. – Ben Stiller

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I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like Letterman and The View, and Ive heard nice things about being able to do that. I really havent felt any negativity toward me or my music. – Steve Martin

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Wise men argue cases, fools decide them. – Anacharsis

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