Famous Quotes

"Diplomacy: the art of restraining power."

Henry A. Kissinger 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 Henry A. Kissinger

• "A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone."

• "People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours."

• "Art is man's expression of his joy in labor."

• "A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of not being understood."

• "The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision."