Quote by Edward Hopper
I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not

I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement of this vision by the work itself as it proceeds. – Edward Hopper

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There will be, I think, an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods, together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions. – Edward Hopper

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Painting will have to deal more fully and less obliquely with life and natures phenomena before it can again become great. – Edward Hopper

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The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. – Edward Hopper

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To be a poet is a condition, not a profession. – Robert Frost

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The Devil finds work for idle hands. – Proverb

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But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. Its like anything else. Its a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever. – Ron White

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The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. – Simone Weil

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Be deeply satisfied and ready for more. – Abraham–Hicks

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