All Sayings

238 sayings found from the Modern era

I adore art, but I adore it on its own account, and not for the sake of profit.

— Giuseppe Verdi 1879
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The artist must see the whole, not the parts.

— Auguste Rodin 1911
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There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

— Henri Matisse Unknown
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I can paint and draw. I do not talk about it. It is my gift. I do not know how other people feel, but I know how I feel and what I do.

— Gustav Klimt Early 20th century
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Pop Art was a way of making art for everyone.

— Keith Haring 1989
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I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm just here to play my guitar.

— Chuck Berry 1970s
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I'm not a rock star. I'm a musician.

— Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page) 1970s
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I wear black because I'm a rebel; a rebel for Jesus Christ.

— Johnny Cash 1970s
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I don't mind being a symbol, but I don't want to be a monument. There's a difference.

— James Brown 1986
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Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.

— Henry Ford 1922
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No man can become rich without enriching others.

— Andrew Carnegie Late 19th - Early 20th Century
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You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war.

— William Randolph Hearst 1897
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Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.

— Hedy Lamarr 1930s-1940s
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I’m not the greatest, I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

— Muhammad Ali 1960s
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Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.

— Bruce Lee 1971
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I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

— Jackie Robinson 1947
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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

— Jesse Owens 1970s
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Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.

— Anton Chekhov 1886
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The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

— Pele 1977
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I am a simple peasant, and I do not understand these complicated matters.

— Rasputin c. 1910-1916
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