“To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing.” – Philip Guston

“No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.” – Theodore Bikel

“No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

“I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists.” – Marcel Duchamp

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” – Stella Adler

“What I didn’t know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.” – David Hockney

“To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.” – Lewis Mumford

“Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.” – Iris Murdoch

“Minimalism wasn’t a real idea – it ended before it started.” – Sol LeWitt

“The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.” – Louis Dudek