#famous

But I know newspapers. They have the first amendment and they can tell any lie knowing it's a lie and they're protected if the person's famous or it's a company. ↗

— Steve Wozniak

#amendment #any #company #first #first amendment

For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and famous, or dead. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#art-appreciation #artistic #artists #dead #death

Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth. ↗

— Aberjhani

#beauty #famous-poets #life #philosophy #poetry

A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable. ↗

— Aberjhani

#blog-quotes #famous-authors #famous-poets #life #philosophy

It has been my personal experience that as I allow the painting to speak I become lost, it is delicious and at the same time frightening. The best ones, to me, have a life of their own. ↗

— Luther E. Vann

#art #creativity #famous-artists #imagination #inspiration

Many Americans first fell in love with the poetry of the thirteenth century teacher and spiritual leader Jelalludin Rumi during the early 1990s when the unparalleled lyrical grace, philosophical brilliance, and spiritual daring of his work took modern Western readers completely by surprise. The impact of its soulful beauty and the depth of its profound humanity were so intense that they reportedly prompted numerous individuals to spontaneously compose poetry. ↗

— Aberjhani

#americans #beauty #coleman-barks #famous-poets #humanity

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons! ↗

— Christine Lahti

#become #famous #good #good work #great

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work. ↗

— Christopher Lambert

#becoming #doing #fame #famous #going

I'm more interested in being good than being famous. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#being famous #famous #good #i #interested

The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#comes #commercially #exploited #extension #famous