Robert Henri Quotes

There's a love that I want to continue to offer people. And, I hope I can offer people that love through the art.

Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.

Whenever I feel I'm working in a groove it's invariably because I feel I am being the benefactor in the situation rather than the beneficiary. I am sharing my art with others, lending my craft to theirs, interest-free with no IOU.

You paint the way you have to in order to give. That's life itself, and someone will look and say it is the product of knowing, but it has nothing to do with knowing, it has to do with giving.

The hallmark of an artist is generosity.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

So much inspires me. People living their lives with courage, beauty of all kinds, nature in all its aspects, people I love and people I hardly know, and, of course, other poets.

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.

Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art.

Art, it seems to me, doesn't need freedom so much as it needs courage and love - some would call it 'soul' or 'Eros.'

I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it's empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.

The writer is someone who tears himself to pieces in order to liberate his neighbor.

If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life.

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

I'd like to think that even if I wasn't acting professionally, I would still be doing it for free. It helps me get through the day.

I am deeply moved by sculptures of powerful women.

What I learned from Beyonce is just the focus, the drive, and to stay creative and to always give, just keep giving. Throughout the years that she's been doing it, since Destiny's Child to now, she's been giving.

I can create for others.

Cartooning, quietly and discreetly, drew me into the circle of politics and I continue to enjoy both. They both inspire me and I could never given up one for the other.

The crucial thing in any work of any kind is that it must be a gift - the reader must possess it even more than the person who wrote it. It must be given completely.

When I get inspired, I give out free music. If you look at my track record from the beginning, that's always what I've done. I've never changed.