The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.
The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather than less, real to us. The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means.
Where there is no human connection, there is no compassion. Without compassion, then community, commitment, loving-kindness, human understanding, and peace all shrivel. Individuals become isolated, the isolated turn cruel, and the tragic hovers in the forms of domestic and civil violence. Art and literature are antidotes to that.
I think people generally are lost, as they keep thinking about what is going to happen and what they have done. They are not alive anymore. The art of listening is missing. In their head, they are doing something else.
The purpose of art is to accumulate the human within the human being.
Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.
Who said that looking good is not a task? There are so many girls with a well maintained body, but will they be able to walk the beachside in front of the camera wearing a swimsuit? Carrying your body in a certain manner to look sexy is also an art.
My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
Japanese people accept that art and commerce will be blended; and, in fact, they are surprised by the rigid and pretentious Western hierarchy of 'high art.'
Furniture should always be comfortable. And always have a piece of art that you made somewhere in the home.
All good art is an indiscretion.
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.
Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.
The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.
It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.
Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.
Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.
Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There are 360 degrees of choice to make.
Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.
Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.
Art never improves, but... the material of art is never quite the same.
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
Translation is the art of failure.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
Music is science more than art, and it is the main code of the universe.
Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.
When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door.
Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Art is made in hindsight.
Fashion is kinda a joke. I don't get too bogged down in the clothes. For me, it's one big art project, just a canvas to show that fashion should have a brand which has someone behind it who cares about different contexts. Social things.
Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.
You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find out the names of plants. You've got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We're amazing people.
A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.