Famous Quotes

"Music happens to be an art form that transcends language."

Herbie Hancock 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 Herbie Hancock

• "It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project."

• "I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn."

• "But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father."

• "I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things."

• "While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future."