#tis

Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder the sensation which possessed the artist. ↗

— Alfred Sisley

#beholder #craft #highest #his #loveliness

See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers. ↗

— John Sladek

#background #call #halt #handling #i

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#character #distinctive #egotism #egotist #full

A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound scepticism that white people can actually be oppressed. ↗

— Barbara Smith

#anti-semitism #black #challenged #color #major

We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#british #british people #contract #enabling #ensure

The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists. ↗

— Logan Pearsall Smith

#devil #familiar #good #good work #making

Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods. ↗

— Margaret Chase Smith

#end #greatness #high #justifying #manifested

As an artist, I used to think that my responsibility was to do good work. But I had to learn from the '70s on that being a public figure presents another aspect of responsibility. ↗

— Patti Smith

#artist #aspect #being #figure #good

An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God. ↗

— Patti Smith

#competition #enters #god #into #somebody

Artists are traditionally resistant to labels. ↗

— Patti Smith

#labels #resistant #traditionally