Thoughts Archives - Dora Sislian Themelis Art

Thought for Thursday

Some People Just Don’t Get Art but That’s OK by Lauren Purje at Hyperallergic

asshole-640

“I don’t think there’s any artist of any value who doesn’t doubt what they’re doing.” ~ Francis Ford Coppola, author

“People like you to be something, preferably what they are.” ~John Steinbeck, author of East of Eden

“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” ~Paul Klee, artist

There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in the history books. ~Charlie Chaplin

“It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I’d rather spend my energy smiling.” ~Eric Davis, Athlete

“Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money.” ~Jerry Saltz, critic

“Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.” ~Mike Tyson

“Where there is a Dream, there is Resistance.” ~Steven Pressfield, WRITING WEDNESDAYS: Resistance and Self-Loathing

“An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn’t know why they choose him, and he’s usually too busy to wonder why.” ~William Faulkner