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Art is amoral so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.
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... a canvas that I have covered is worth more than a blank canvas. My pretensions go no further that is my right to paint, my reason for painting.
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When I have trouble writing, I step outside my studio into the garden and pull weeds until my mind clears--I find weeding to be the best therapy there is for writer's block.
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Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]
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Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.
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Normal people do not create art.
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Talent is cheap dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.
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We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.
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Religion will never show the way.
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All artists are crackpots. And it's their finest feature.
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Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?
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Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him.
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It's freezing up here. What did you use to keep warm? Indignation, said Michelangelo. Best fuel I know. Never burns out.
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Sometimes men are generous and forgiving, sometimes angry and blind.
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Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.
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Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.
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After all, the world is still great.
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Art's a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only a fragment of a mind. Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.
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