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Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work.


Marina Abramovic
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We have this idea of artists being on the fringe and being debauched and strange. I don't think that people who commit themselves to classical arts should be exempt from that.
Lola Kirke
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This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love.
Meg Cabot
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I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.
Idina Menzel
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As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.


James Hetfield
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The moment I moved to New York City to study fashion, I met and became friends with people not only involved in fashion but in all the arts. It's quite fluid with so many types of artists, designers, and musicians who know each other through collaborations or friends of friends.
Narciso Rodriguez
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Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.
Bryant H. McGill
The best thing about Berlin was that I got to be surrounded by people who pursue their ideas for themselves.
Agnes Obel
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The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.


Sam Rivers
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I have a lot of relatives that were dancers and musicians and artists. They basically came out of the womb doing it.
Sarah Hay
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I love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me.
Rosanna Arquette
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Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.


Robert Smithson
In a time when it is common for chefs to simply reproduce the innovations of others, the few who speak for themselves through their food become the skilled artists of their time.
Charlie Trotter
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
Billy Joel
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In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists, thinkers. And if you drop down deep into their work and who they are, there is a tremendous amount of self-acceptance.
Brene Brown
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It doesn't matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It's never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.
Ben Carson
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What does it say about us that people who are considered defective are instinctively caring and compassionate?
Morley Safer
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History's most treasured musicians were believed in and cultivated to reach their potential. Today, it would be difficult for those musicians to get deals. We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess.
Steve Vai
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I think that musicians should never forget about the intimacy of bringing two people together, and the aesthetic transference where you're almost vicariously involved in a romance between other people.
Joe Williams
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I'll bet there are a lot of artists that nobody hears about who just make more money than anybody. The people that do all the sculptures and paintings for big building construction. We never hear about them, but they make more money than anybody.
Andy Warhol