FINE ART QUOTATIONS is for people who can appreciate the finer things in life. It contains over 1,700 carefully selected quotes, quips, observations, opinions and insights from some the world's greatest artists, actors, painters, musicians and philosophers - classical and modern.`

The material is conveniently organized into fifteen subjects:

 SUBJECT         SUBTITLES                                       SIZE

 Acting        - Characters, Roles..............................   45
 Actors        - Actresses, Directors ..........................   70
 Art           - ...............................................  174
 Artists       - Creativity, Inspiration, Imagination ..........   96
 Critics       - Criticism  ....................................  151
 Dance         - Ballet, Dancers ...............................   95
 Film          - Cinema, Directors, Movies, Screenplay .........  119
 Music         - Classical, Country, Folk, Jazz, Symphony ......  247
 Musicians     - Composers, Conductors, Instruments, Orchestra .  176
 Opera         - Lyricists, Singers, Song ......................  123
 Painters      - ...............................................   50
 Painting      - Drawing, Pictures .............................  114
 Photography   - Cameras, Photographers, Photographs ...........   92
 Sculpture     - Sculptor ......................................   26
 Theatre       - Drama, Dramatist, Playwright, Stage ...........  118

All subjects are consistently divided into eight sections including Positive, Negative, Advice and Jokes. This feature allows you to read 80% fewer quotes and still find the best quote for your purpose.

As in all of our newer programs, whenever possible, individual quotations are arranged to create a dialogue.`

    What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a
    moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself -
    life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop,
    too sweet to lose.

                                                 Willa Cather (1873-1947)
                                                 The Song of the Lark, IV


    Art is energy shaped by intelligence.

                                                      Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
                                               Matters of Fact and Fiction


    The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine
    perfection.

                                                    Michelangelo (1474-1564)

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