James Whistler's Quote - To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to

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To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to

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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Work alone will efface the footsteps of work. – James Whistler

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

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I cant tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring. – James Whistler

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A setting sun still whispers a promise for tomorrow. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

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I think that if people are instructed about anything, it should be about the nature of cruelty. And about why people behave so cruelly to each other. And what kind of satisfactions they derive from it. And why there is always a cost, and a price to be paid. – Richard Russo

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Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. – Henry David Thoreau

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Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom. – William Bartram

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Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements. – Kenneth L. Pike

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