#artist

For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a song, on commission. The artists would come up with a masterpiece without waiting to have their muse inspire them. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#artists #come #commission #having #hundreds

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect. ↗

— Alexander Calder

#artist #engineer #enough #good #means

These are very difficult times for new artists. Back in the day, a hit song could really seep into a person's DNA with radio and MTV. A hit today is not the same as a hit twenty years ago. Now there is so much competition, it is very hard to reach the people. The music scene is so overly saturated. There are no gatekeepers like there used to be. ↗

— Vivian Campbell

#artists #back #competition #could #day

I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian. ↗

— Johnny Cash

#artist #christian #i #i am #who

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love. ↗

— Marc Chagall

#artist #color #life #love #meaning

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

#also #artist #awake #continual #dignity

Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#artist #asking #discuss #his #horticulture

I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted. ↗

— Natalie Cole

#american #artists #countries #doing #feel

Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already. ↗

— Cy Coleman

#artist #credits #enough #figured #had

The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#artist #creation #everywhere #god #him