Explore more quotes by Kenneth Noland

"As time goes on, I realize more and more that, beginning in the early 30's, David Smith began setting the precedent for what was to come later for many of us."

Time, Beginning

"The scene then as now was centered in New York. For the most part, I've kept a bit apart from that attractive and seductive city. I've done it by living in the country within commuting distance."

Nation, Country, Living, Now

"Usually I throw away what I don't get right the first time."

Time, First, Right

"I think of painting without subject matter as music without words."

Music, Painting, Words

"Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working methods as for being a great artist."

Perception, Being, Wrong

"Because of this the representation I'm interested in is of those things only the eye can touch."

Representation, Eye

"For me context is the key - from that comes the understanding of everything."

Understanding, Key

"With artists of my own generation there was at first no group identity - and never a clique."

Community, Artists, First, Identity

"I've also been willing to share any help that I could give to any other artist."

Collaboration, Help

"Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors."

Influence, Artists, Mentors

Exlpore more Influence quotes

"Affluence means influence."

Jack London, American Novelist

Influence,

"There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Influence, Want

"Scholars and historians have dubbed the last 100 years the American Century, and I think there can be little doubt that the Council on Foreign Relations helped to make it so."

Spencer Abraham, American Politician

Influence, Doubt, Foreignrelations, Historians

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."

Henry Adams, American Historian

Influence, Eternity

"A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops."

Henry B. Adams, American Historian

Influence, Eternity

"Example is the best precept."

Aesop, Greek Author

Influence, Example

"A man is known by the company his mind keeps."

Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American Poet

Influence, Company, Man, Mind

"A man is known by the company he organizes."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Influence, Company, Man

"How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President?"

James Bovard, American Author

Influence, Americans, President

"Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire."

Christian Nestell Bovee, American Author

Influence, Example, Followers, Reason