Art(212)

"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event."
Henri Cartier-Bresson

"The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box."
Henri Cartier-Bresson

"I don't want to see pictures of Hollywood stars in their dressing gowns taking out the rubbish. It ruins the fantasy."
Sarah Brightman

"I have a love-hate relationship with performing."
Sarah Brightman

"You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the way."
Sarah Brightman

"I paint with shapes."
Alexander Calder

"My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six."
Alexander Calder

"To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect."
Alexander Calder

"I don't need the money, dear. I work for art."
Maria Callas

"A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say."
Italo Calvino