There is nothing new in art except talent. – Anton Chekhov
In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar. – Anton Chekhov
There is no national science just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science. – Anton Chekhov
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. – Anton Chekhov
Anyone who relishes art should love the extraordinary diversity and psychic magic of our art galleries. Theres likely more combined square footage for the showing of art on one New York block – West 24th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues – than in all of Amsterdams or Hamburgs galleries. – Jerry Saltz