To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.
Auguste RodinRead
I am like a moon that shines on an immense, unknown sea where ships never pass
Interpretation
The quote suggests that the speaker feels like a guiding light in a vast, unexplored world.
In this quote, Rodin compares himself to the moon, indicating that he provides illumination and inspiration amidst the uncertainty and vastness of life. The 'immense, unknown sea' symbolizes the complexity and depth of human experience, while the idea that 'ships never pass' reflects his belief that his influence might not be directly acknowledged, yet it still exists in the background.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about finding one's path in life.
To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.
There is no need to create. Genius comes only to those who know how to use their eyes and their intelligence.
Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.
An artist worthy of the name should express all the truth of nature, not only the exterior truth, but also, and above all, the inner truth.
The artist enriches the soul of humanity. _x000D_ The artist delights people with _x000D_ a thousand different shades of feeling.
The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!
I never promised the universe that I would write brilliantly; I only promised the universe that I would write.
Photography is only intuition, a perpetual interrogation - everything except a stage set.
People associate me with a time when movies were pleasant, when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music. I always love it when people write me and and say 'I was having a rotten time, and I walked into a cinema and saw one of your movies, and it made such a difference.'
From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience.
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
Nothing in art should seem accidental, not even movement
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