Artist Quotes Quotes

Love has turned many into poets; pain has turned many into artists; charity has turned many into pacifists, and anger has turned many into activists.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

I am an artist, my hair is rarely tamed & sometimes I sleep till noon, My house is messy and I speak to the moon. I care less about the materials that I share with my world and more about the passion inside myself. Im an artist, what more can you expect? i am full of soul, love and all the rest.

~ Nikki Rowe

The creative mind can turn chaos into a master piece and call it Art.

~ Nikki Rowe

Symphonies begin with one note, fires with one flame, gardens with one flower, and masterpieces with one stroke.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The storm is an artist, the rainbow is its masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Until I find a home in a human, art has my heart.

~ Nikki Rowe

Art doesn’t give rise to anything in us that isn’t already there. It simply stirs our curious consciousness and sparks a fire that illuminates who we have always wanted to be.

~ Kamand Kojouri

The dictators, commanders or emperors who want to conquer the world soon realize that the world has already been conquered by the artists and their arts!

~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Pop is about speaking everybody's language. The imagery and iconography we instantly recognize. When you can rely on things that the public already knows, you're dealing with Pop.

~ Nuno Roque

Creativity is the brain's invisible muscle -- that when used and excercised routinely -- becomes better and stronger.

~ Ashley Ormon

Sometimes people can be negative, especially about my confidence. I trust myself, I refuse to obey, and I noticed there is a need to punish me for it. But haters are important because they show you you're doing something right. I'm scared of unanimity, artists who everybody likes. When you speak your mind and you're loud, you will attract negativity. But I have thick skin, I think the fact that I was severely bullied in my childhood helped me build strength and believe in my artistic vision. I deal with rejection very well. I have a lifelong vision and an unbreakable spirit.

~ Nuno Roque

We love music deeply, but why? Put simply: music makes lives, shapes lives, expresses all shades and stages of life - and even saves lives.

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Talent silences your competition, genius deafens them.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Quiet birds rob the universe of beautiful symphonies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are God's chisel, it is you He uses to create masterpieces.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Thinking outside of the box keeps you from suffocating inside of one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You are an artist, your life is your masterpiece.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Genius is talent set on fire.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

God is the world's oldest poet, love is the world's oldest poem.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You can survive without artistry, but you cannot live without artistry.

~ Amit Kalantri

Dance to the beat of your own drum, whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Works from the soul transcend works from the mind.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

My reality isn't as gracious as it use to be, so I create things that are.

~ Nikki Rowe

One note does not make a symphony, one artist does not make an orchestra.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Honor those who inspire you, who show you the way. The teachers, artists , writers, the healers. Respect their time, their intellectual properties, their fee. They live a life of service, but this is also the way they make their living. This is how they feed, clothe and shelter themselves and their families. This is how they can continue to do their work in the world.

~ Eileen Anglin

Art is unpredictable.

~ Joe Papagoda

If you wish to make good art, then you must believe you already do. Otherwise, you will never be good enough.

~ Luhraw

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

~ Vincent Van Gogh

Write the masterpiece that has not been written.Sing the masterpiece that has not been sung.Paint the masterpiece that has not been painted.Create the masterpiece that has not been created.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Broken pencils still write beautiful songs.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo