The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.

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"If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle."

- Albrecht Durer

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"What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things."

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"I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men."

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"I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying."

- Oscar Wilde

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"Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too."

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