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> [People think that the arts are optional and they aren't. They teach a level of emotional depth that's equally important to mathematic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-sparks/people-think-that-the-arts-are-optional-and-they-aren-t-they-teach-a/)

[Hal Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-sparks/)

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> [I think the arts should get big support, but my country has a lot of needs more important than film. Medication, education,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/i-think-the-arts-should-get-big-support-but-my-country-has-a-lot-of/)

[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-12_art_i-think-the-arts-should-get-big-support_426947.jpg)

> [I think the arts are very important for children growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-think-the-arts-are-very-important-for-children-growing-up/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/stephen-schwartz-3036_art_i-think-the-arts-are-very-important-for_1339180.jpg)

> [When you start to think of the arts as not this thing that is going to get you somewhere in terms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-barry/when-you-start-to-think-of-the-arts-as-not-this-thing-that-is-going/)

[Lynda Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/lynda-barry-3343_art_when-you-start-to-think-of-the-arts-as-n_2604829.jpg)

> [Yeah, I think the arts and literature have always been irrevocably connected. Because if you think about it, every film script, every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-walton-hamilton/yeah-i-think-the-arts-and-literature-have-always-been-irrevocably/)

[Emma Walton Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-walton-hamilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/emma-walton-hamilton-14666_art_yeah-i-think-the-arts-and-literature-hav_3227586.jpg)

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