You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say you do not… - James McNeill Whistler

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You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

James McNeill Whistler

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About James McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (10 July 1834 – 17 July 1903) was an American-born, British-based painter and etcher. Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler entitled many of his paintings 'arrangements', 'harmonies', and 'nocturnes'.

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Birth Name: James Abbot McNeill Whistler

Native Name: James Whistler

Alternative Names: James McNeil Whistler • James Abbott McNeil Whistler • James Abbott MacNeil Whistler • James Abbott Mcneill Whistler • James Abbott Whistler • James Mac Neill Whistler • James Mc Neill Whistler • James Mc. Neill Whistler • James Abbott McNeill Whistler • James Abbot M'Neill Whistler • James M'Neill Whistler • James Abbott M'Neill Whistler • James A. McNeill Whistler

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John Ruskin: 'The labour of two days is that for which you ask two hundred guineas?'
Whistler: 'No. I ask it for the knowledge I have gained in the work of a lifetime.'

Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others. She is, withal selfishly occupied with her own perfection only — having no desire to teach.

Oscar Wilde: 'I wish I had said that'
Whistler: 'You will, Oscar, you will.'

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe. - James McNeill Whistler

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