"Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing." ― Edmund Burke Topic(s): Art Tags: poetry More From Edmund Burke "Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations – wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco." "There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination." "Education is the cheap defense of nations." More In Art "What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke."― Steve Martin "The difference between art about death and actual death is that one’s a celebration and the other’s a dull fact."― Damien Hirst "I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but I’ve done many."― Robert Indiana