Any great work of art... revives and readapts time and space, and

Any great work of art… revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the extent to which it makes you an inhabitant of that world — the extent to which it invites you in and lets you breathe its strange, special air. – Leonard Bernstein, What Makes Opera Grand?

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Art
category

Many museums are drawing audiences with art that is ostensibly more entertaining than stuff that just sits and invites contemplation. Interactivity, gizmos, eating, hanging out, things that make noise – all are now the norm, often edging out much else. – Jerry Saltz

Category:
Art

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest – never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership. – Ann Landers

Category:
Art

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. – Oscar Wilde

Category:
Art

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed. – Khalil Gibran

Category:
Art

Random Quotes

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Category:
Goals

My parents got married late and they had kids late, so I never felt a social or cultural thing to be married or pregnant or a homeowner by a certain age. – Anna Kendrick

Category:
Age

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Men

Happiness is the soundtrack of my life. – Terri Guillemets

Category:
Happiness