Quotations for Daily Use

Art, Artists, Creativity

Earth without art is eh!

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." Henry Ward Beecher, (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery

"I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." Winston Churchill, (1874–1965), British statesman; prime minister 1940–45 and 1951–55

"When Winston reached heaven he would 'require a still gayer palette than I get here below. I expect orange and vermilion will be the darkest, dullest colors upon it, and beyond them there will be a whole range of wonderful new colors which will delight the celestial eye.' " Winston Churchill, (1874–1965), British statesman; prime minister 1940–45 and 1951–55, writing about heaven and colors used in painting

"While medicine is your chief aim, remember that I want you to see all you can of art and music. I often think I have done more good to some poor, weary patients by sitting down and telling them of a delightful European experience than by all the drugs I have ever poured down their throats." Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808-1892) was an American physician and a prominent Christian abolitionist. He was talking to his son in the 1800s.

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