Louis Comfort Tiffany quotes
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“God has given us our talents, not to copy the talents of others, but rather to use our brains and imagination in order to obtain the revelation of true beauty.”
-- Louis Comfort TiffanySource : M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Donald L. Stover, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (1981). “The art of Louis Comfort Tiffany: an exhibition”
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“I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.”
-- Louis Comfort TiffanySource : "The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany". Book by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1987.
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“It is my dearest wish to help young artists of our country....and to assist them in establishing themselves in the art world.”
-- Louis Comfort Tiffany
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Source : Aaron Siskind, Henry Holmes Smith, Thomas B. Hess (1965). “Aaron Siskind, photographer”
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“Imagination in business is the ability to perceive opportunity.”
Source : Abraham Zaleznik (1990). “The managerial mystique: restoring leadership in business”, Harpercollins
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“Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination.”
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Source : "Ai Weiwei: the dissident artist" by Hari Kunzru, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2011.
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“Don't try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped”
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