Famous Quotes

"At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design."

Jim Henson 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 Jim Henson

• "At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design."

• "I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting."

• "We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work well internationally and so that' s what we're intending to do with Fraggle Rock, and we are indeed now selling it around the world."

• "My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here."

• "When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there."