Vincent Van Gogh on artist
“I want to get to the point where people say of my work, that man feels deeply.”
Vincent Van Gogh105 quotes
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What a simple thing death is, just as simple as the falling of an autumn leaf.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh At times it is not easy for me to take up living again.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh One must work and dare if one really wants to live.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Drawing is the root of everything.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh A woman is not old as long as she loves and is loved.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Art is to console those who are broken by life.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh
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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, an poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be.
Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it’s just about your drive and your dream.
Chris BrownChris Brown I’m quite arty. I didn’t know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours.
Ed SheeranEd Sheeran A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.
Frank ZappaFrank Zappa Modern music is people who can’t think signing artists who can’t write songs to make records for people who can’t hear.
Frank ZappaFrank Zappa I’m excited to be growing as an artist and doing unexpected things.
Tate McRaeTate McRae A great poet to me is a person who can describe a painting in such ways that even a person with closed eyes can feel the pain of the artist.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette