There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.
The Art SpiritWhen the motives of artist are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the important of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world. It may be that it will rouse two kinds of men to bitter antagonism, and the artist may be more showered with abuse than praise, just as Darwin was in the start, because he introduced a new idea into the world.
The Art SpiritI believe the great artists of the future will use fewer word, copy fewer things, essays will be shorter in words and longer in meaning. There will be a battle against obscurity. Effort will be made to put everything plain, out in the open.
The Art SpiritWe must paint only what is important to us, must not respond to outside demands. They do not know what they want, or what we have to give
The Art SpiritEverything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. If your attitude is negligent, if you are not awake to the possibilities you will not see them. Nature does not reveal herself to the negligent.
The Art SpiritEnergy, vitality and unity are the essential things about man. The strength of a wild horse lies in its unity.
The Art SpiritThe pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness. A man must become interesting to himself and must become actually expressive before he can be happy.
The Art SpiritIt beats all the things that wealth can give and everything else in the world to say the things one believes, to put them into form, to pass them on to anyone who may care to take them up.
The Art SpiritEverywhere freedom must be the sign of reason. We are living in a strange civilization. Our minds and souls are so overlaid with fear, with artificiality, that often we do not even recognize beauty.
The Art SpiritHow little opportunity we give any people for casting off fear, for living simply and naturally. When they do, first of all we fear them, then we condemn them. It is only if they are great enough to outlive our condemnation that we accept them.
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