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Quote by Marc Chagall
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the se

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep. – Marc Chagall

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When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it – a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand – as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If theres a clash between the two, its bad art. – Marc Chagall

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All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites. – Marc Chagall

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In the artists recreation of the world we are enabled to see the world. – John W. Gardner

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