Henry Moore > Quotes

“There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.”
― Henry Moore

“The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for the rest of your life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.

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― henry moore

“To be an artist is to believe in life.”
― Henry Moore

“It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.”
― Henry Moore

“Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life -- but may be a penetration into reality...as expression of the significance of life, a stimulation to greater effort in living.”
― Henry Moore

“To know one thing, you must know the opposite.”
― Henry Moore

“I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years”
― Henry Moore

“The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.”
― Henry Moore