An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

Quote by Charles Horton Cooley

Topics: Art Quotes, Artist Quotes

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much...

Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance...

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance...

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise...

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise...

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the...

The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the...

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of...

To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of...

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The...

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The...

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than...

Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than...

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which...

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which...

So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of...

So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of...