19 Quotes & Sayings By Henry Moore

Henry Moore was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England on December 12, Henry Moore was a sculptor of international fame. He is renowned for his realistic and modern interpretations of the human form. His work can be seen in public buildings and gardens across the globe. He received countless awards and honours, including the Order of Merit from Queen Elizabeth II.

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There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it. Henry Moore
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The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts. Henry Moore
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I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years Henry Moore
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I'm very grateful that I was too poor to get to art school until I was 21.... I was old enough when I got there to know how to get something out of it. Henry Moore
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Now I really make the little idea from clay and I hold it in my hand. I can turn it look at it from underneath see it from one view hold it against the sky imagine it any size I like and really be in control almost like God creating something. Henry Moore
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There is nothing greater than enthusiasm. Henry Moore
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I think what has this day brought me and what have I given it? Henry Moore
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The important thing is somehow to begin. Henry Moore
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I think in terms of the day's resolutions not the year's. Henry Moore
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One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it. Henry Moore
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You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it but you can recognize it. Henry Moore
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What's important is finding out what works for you. Henry Moore
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Sculpture is an art of the open air. Daylight, sunlight, is necessary to it, and for me, its best setting and complement is nature. Henry Moore
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I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'. Henry Moore
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The violent quarrel between the abstractionists and the surrealists seems to me quite unnecessary. All good art has contained both abstract and surrealist elements, just as it has contained both classical and romantic elements - order and surprise, intellect and imagination, conscious and unconscious. Henry Moore
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A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. Henry Moore
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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
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Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing. Henry Moore