Robert Hughes Art Critic Quotes & Sayings

Breathing him in wasn't enough, I wanted to inhale him. The leather, the smoke, the sweetness. — Alexandra Bracken

It's possible I am the only art critic that a lot of people read. And maybe Robert Hughes, if he's still writing. — Peter Schjeldahl

That's the girl, as Grandma Win would say. Put one foot on the first stair, then the other one beside it, like when you were three. You need to take care of yourself, because who else will? There. — Margaret Atwood

Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls
family, health, friends, integrity
are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. — Gary Keller

Republicans are good at standing by their candidate. — George Clooney

I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money. — Fred Ward

Robert Hughes, Time magazines's art critic, told him on the phone that after he saw the planes flying over SoHo he had walked around in shock. On his way home he had stopped by a bakery and found the shelves cleaned out. Not a loaf remained, not a bagel, and the old baker standing amid the emptiness spread his arms and said, 'Should happen every day. — Salman Rushdie

The only person you are ever really in competition with is yourself. Be Your Best. #Percolate — Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes. — John Oliver

Every passive resistant movement has at some point been forced either to deny itself or repudiate the state. — Clarence Marsh Case

Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision. — Tony Robbins

I don't think there was ever a moment when I was like, 'Yeah, I want to be a singer!' I guess it just happened. I performed a lot when I was younger and stuff, but I remember getting to the point where I thought I might have to get a normal job. — Ellie Goulding

In general, in painting sometimes people like Picasso or somebody are not very well known in the beginning, sometimes they become well known just before they die, or sometimes after they have died. I think these people start to be artists after they've stopped existing. — Rokia Traore

If you have a dream, don't let anybody take it away, and always believe that the impossible is possible. — Selena