What I say is that we’re capable of a transcendent response, and I think it makes us happy. And I do think beauty produces a transcendent response.
AGNES MARTINDoing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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I think our minds respond to things beyond this world. Take beauty: it’s a very mysterious thing, isn’t it?
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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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It’s through discipline and tremendous disappointment and failure that you arrive at what it is you must paint.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Withdraws and makes itself up again pulls itself together with pride towers with pride rushes forward into imaginary conquest crashes in frustration withdraws with remorse and repentance pulls itself together with new resolution
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.
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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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Once he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.
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