One can have no greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

一个人最伟大的掌握莫过于对自己的掌握。

One does not devote one's life in art to shock an audience.

一个人在艺术上的一生并不是为了震惊观众。

One eye sees, the other feels.

一只眼看，另一只眼摸。

One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them.

艺术的一个重要功能是在尚未实现理想的文化中保持理想的活力。

One hopes that each piece contains enough space for several narratives.

人们希望每一件作品都有足够的空间来讲述几个故事。

One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find.

事实上，人们可能不认为有光，但我有。就像我说的，它是你所能找到的最朴素、开放和直接的艺术。

One must do the same subject over again ten times, a hundred times. In art nothing must resemble an accident, not even movement.

一个人必须重复做同样的事情十次，一百次。在艺术中，没有什么像意外，甚至运动也不像。

One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.

一个人必须让公众放松下来——这本身就是一门艺术。

One must give himself completely to his art and not hold back. Throw caution to the wind. Embrace the muse. Make love to your art.

一个人必须全身心地投入到他的艺术中去，不要退缩。把谨慎抛到九霄云外。拥抱缪斯。让爱融入你的艺术。

One never discusses art save with people who are already in agreement, and then it is a matter of nuances.

除了与已经达成共识的人讨论艺术之外，从来没有人讨论过艺术，这是一个细微差别的问题。

One of the great things about art is you get to see what your concerns are, what those things tumbling around inside you are.

艺术的伟大之处在于，你可以看到你所关心的是什么，那些在你内心翻滚的东西是什么。

One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one''s own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.

引导人们走向艺术和科学的最强烈的动机之一，是摆脱日常生活中令人痛苦的粗俗和无望的沉闷，摆脱自己不断变化的欲望的束缚。性情温和的人渴望逃离个人生活，进入客观的感知和思考的世界。

One reassuring thing about modern art is that things can’t be as bad as they are painted.

现代艺术让人安心的一点是，事情不会像画的那么糟。

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

一个人要么是一件艺术品，要么是一件艺术品。

One should not confuse creativity with whining.

人们不应该把创造力与抱怨混为一谈。