Famous Quotes About work

Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.

Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.

The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind of magic to me. But maintaining a friendship requires work. I don't mean that as a bad thing. Good art requires work as well.