An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Quote by James Whistler

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The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the...

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is...

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is...

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the...

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the...

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it;...

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it;...

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

To err is human - but it feels divine

To err is human - but it feels divine

You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one. I hope some...

You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one. I hope some...

The tragedy, the true catastrophe, is that humanity continues

The tragedy, the true catastrophe, is that humanity continues

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are...

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are...

I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before...

I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before...

The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're...

The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're...