Famous Quotes

"I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment."

David Rockefeller on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

  Vincent Van Gogh on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by David Rockefeller

• "I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally."

• "My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale."

• "The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes."

• "I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education."

• "As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us."