He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries, changes our nervous systems, creates a new language, transmits new kinds of joy to our startled senses and spirits.

Quote by Jack Kroll

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Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?

Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?

He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries,...

He was one of those inexplicable gifts of nature, an artist who leaps over boundaries,...

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

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

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is...

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes,...

Patience is the art of hoping.

Patience is the art of hoping.

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very...

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet...

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable,...

A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable,...