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Albert Einstein1 quote
In order to be content men must also have the possibility of developing their intellectual and artistic powers. — Albert Einstein · 1940Arnold Newman1 quote
Everybody I have ever known or read about who was really a great artist has worked until they dropped dead. — Arnold Newman · 2009Eugene Delacroix1 quote
Cultivate a well-ordered mind, it's your only road to happiness; and to reach it, be orderly in everything, even in the smallest details. — Eugene Delacroix · 1823John Baldessari1 quote
Instead of looking at things, look between things. — John Baldessari · 2009Mark Rothko1 quote
The most important tool the artist fashions through constant practice is faith in his ability to produce miracles when they are needed. — Mark RothkoRalph Waldo Emerson1 quote
Every artist was first an amateur. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1867Sonia Boyce1 quote
Let frustration fuel inspiration. — Sonia Boyce · 2015Vitruvius1 quote
Neither natural ability without instruction, nor instruction without natural ability, can make the perfect artist. — Vitruvius · 70 BC