Famous Quotes

"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."

Orson Welles 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 Orson Welles

• "The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age."

• "We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone."

• "The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful."

• "If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends."

• "Personally, I don't like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she'll fool her husband, I figure she'll fool me."