What did Ned Rorem mean by: Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist. - Ned Rorem Composer · USA Copy
+ Art means to dare – and to have been right. Feraz Zeid, October 16, 2023December 26, 2023, Ned Rorem, Art, Dare, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ In music the present is extended. Feraz Zeid, October 15, 2023December 26, 2023, Ned Rorem, God, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ned Rorem, Art, Knowing, Lying, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ Artists, by definition innocent, don’t steal. But they do borrow without giving back. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ned Rorem, Artist, Definitions, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin. Feraz Zeid, August 9, 2023December 12, 2023, Ned Rorem, Humor, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes. Feraz Zeid, October 9, 2023December 26, 2023, Ned Rorem, Art, Hero, Perfection, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ Minor artists borrow, great ones steal. Feraz Zeid, September 5, 2023December 26, 2023, Ned Rorem, Artist, Minors, Stealing, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
+ All men are forced into one of two categories: those with eleven fingers and those without. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ned Rorem, 0 - Ned Rorem Composer · USA
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
As an artist, I’ve always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists. - Jeff Koons Artist · USA
Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one. - William McElcheran
If I’ve grown as an artist, it will be represented in the art. There’s no need to explain it. - Matisyahu Singer-songwriter
I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully. - Meher Baba Spiritual leader and mystic · India
The character of the artist doesn’t enter into the nature of the art - Lucian Freud Painter · Germany
