Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.
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Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind thei... 
An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. 
No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times. 
Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, ... 
Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse 
I think of childhood as an explosion of creativity. For most people, growing up and earning a living... 
Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you. 
A great artist is always before his time or behind it. 
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. 
Music is organized sound. 
When you are ahead of your time, it is inevitable you will anger some people for leaving them behind... 
The truth is, Krishna was born much ahead of his time. All great persons are born ahead of their tim... 
We are far from perfect but willing to be different. 
The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead, never let up. 
When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are t... 
An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense which shows him intoxi... 
The task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us. 
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological ac... 
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. 
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. 
While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The... 
People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To th... 
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. 
The great God endows His children variously. To some he gives intellect -- and they move the earth. ... 
Ethan: You can run. You can keep running to the ends of the earth. But I won't be far behind you. No... 
It is one of the most validating things for an artist like me, to have people sing along to your son... 
Don't give up too early because everyone is ahead of you and you are far behind them. Set a standard... 
The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a b... 
A true artist is always out of his time. 
Contrary to popular belief, the experience of terror does not make you braver. Perhaps though, it is... 
Art is a place where tragedy meets beauty. An artist is someone who creates the most beautiful thing... 
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'cr... 
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'cr... 
The artist, a traveller on this earth, leaves behind imperishable traces of his being. 
I'm often accused of being ahead of my time, but it's simply not true. The truth is that eve... 
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. 
The element of truth behind all this, which people are so ready to disavow, is that men are not gent... 
Most people are alive in an earlier time, but you must be alive in our own time. 
Feast of Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord The greatest proof of Christianity for o... 
If you are born an artist, you have no choice but to fight to stay an artist. 
Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead. 
The artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite... 
Sometimes I know a joke I'm going to yell out ahead of time, but most of the time it's strea... 
Liberalism, contrary to popular belief, is facing backward in considering the injustice of its ances... 
Everyone must bear his own universe, and most persons are moderately interested in learning how thei... 
It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious peopl... 
What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if he is a painter, or his ears if... 
Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. 
I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far fou... 
The best art is not always the most popular art, and the most popular art is never truly the best ar...