Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

The divisions of Perspective are 3, as used in drawing; of these, the first includes the diminution in size of opaque objects; the second treats of the diminution and loss of outline in such opaque objects; the third, of the diminution and loss of colour at long distances.

Leonardo da Vinci

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519

Topics

PerspectiveLossDrawingLongSize

I am a planter - a cotton planter. I am a Southern man and a slaveholder - a kind and a merciful one, I trust - and none the worse for being a slaveholder.

John C. Calhoun

TrustManI AmKindCottonSouthern

Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

John Stossel

PeopleAmericaChoiceAboutAllowing

My father wanted me to be a dentist like him, or any doctor, really. There was this attitude of, 'The civil rights movement was not about you being an artist.'

Amy Sherald

FatherAttitudeMeDoctorYouHim

Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

Ambrose Bierce

BattlePoliticalTongueTeethKnot

Television has a different biorhythm than movies. I love the biorhythm of TV.

Steven Spielberg

LoveTelevisionMoviesDifferentTV

My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.'

Russell Wilson

MorningGreatMeBallsAfraidTell

I would have loved to paint Eartha Kitt, but she's no longer here. I'm so glad I had the chance to meet her.

Mickalene Thomas

ChanceLovedMeetShePaintHere

Donald Trump represents a threat both to the party and to the country. I believe he makes the world far more dangerous, I believe he puts America's economy in jeopardy. And his temperament is totally unsuited for the presidency.

Mitt Romney

WorldBelieveAmericaPartyCountry

I happen to love Saint-Saens in general. I think he's a brilliant composer and sometimes underrated in a way because people like to pass him off as fluffy and not being serious.

Joshua Bell

LovePeopleThinkSeriousSometimes

A Khaled record is always the best.

DJ Khaled

BestAlwaysRecord

No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.

Colonel Sanders

BestMoneyMeGivingLaborWould

You have to learn your own details before you can teach them.

Chuck Liddell

DetailsLearnYouTeachOwnYour

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