Famous Quotes

"Art must take reality by surprise."

Francoise Sagan 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 Francoise Sagan

• "You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine."

• "To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter."

• "Marriage? It's like asparagus eaten with vinaigrette or hollandaise, a matter of taste but of no importance."

• "A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you."