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I've achieved what every artist wants, which is that some of their work will outlive them.

~George Michael

Topics: Achieved Artist Every Outlive Some Them Wants Which Will Work

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The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in.

~George Saintsbury

Topics: Affected Artist Both Cannot Copy Ends Fictitious Giving Insisted Language Life Manners Materials Model Often Process State Too Transition Uncertain Unstable Work

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The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

~George Sand

Topics: Artist Heart Human Human Heart Light Send Vocation

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An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

~George Santayana

Topics: Actual Artist Consenting Dream Dreamer World

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The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some inherent mystery in it, and sort of midwife that mystery into the story in such a way that it isn't damaged in the process, and may even get heightened or refined.

~George Saunders

Topics: Artist Damaged Even Get Inherent Job May Midwife Mystery Process Recognize Refined Some Sort Story Such A Way Think Way I Think

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Data is what distinguishes the dilettante from the artist.

~George V. Higgins

Topics: Artist Data Distinguishes

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The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his canvas.

~Georges Rouault

Topics: Artist Both Canvas Everything Forgets Front He His Others Own Theories Those

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The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but occasionally fills him with silent joy.

~Georges Rouault

Topics: Artist Causes Conscience Disease Endless Fills Him Incurable Joy Like Name Occasionally Silent Torment Which Worthy

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Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

~Georges Seurat

Topics: Artist Character Depends Drawing Each Only Originality Peculiar Vision

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There is a difference between a fighter and a martial artist. A fighter is training for a purpose: He has a fight. I'm a martial artist. I don't train for a fight. I train for myself. I'm training all the time. My goal is perfection. But I will never reach perfection.

~Georges St-Pierre

Topics: Artist Between Difference Fight Fighter Goal He Martial Myself Never Perfection Purpose Reach Time Train Training Will

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