Alexander Ostrovsky famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I would love for people to think that I am as quick, clever, smart and heroic as the characters that I write, but those characters are characters.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
After a point of time, when you get success and fame, money and everything, the purpose of life has to be redefined. For me, I think that purpose is to build bridges. Artists can do that very easily, more than politicians.
Artists are often excellent businessmen. They have to be. Otherwise they do not remain artists.
What to paint was a problem for the war artist... the old heroics, the death and glory stuff, were gone forever... the impressionistic technique I had developed was now ineffective, for visual impressions were not enough.
I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.
Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.

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