Art Quote by Alain de Botton

Life is more important than art; that's what makes art important.

— James A. Baldwin

I think there are a lot more important things than art in the world. But not to me.

— A. S. Byatt

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is…

— Randall Jarrell

Art should startle the viewer into thinking about the meaning of life.

— Antoni Tapies

I believe art is utterly important. It is one of the things that could save us. We don't have to rely totally on experience…

— Mary Oliver

Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.

— Robert Motherwell

Art is the image of life, it's purpose simply to enhance it.

— Julian Casablancas

This concern which interests us more than anything else: the blurring of the distinction between art and life.

— Marcel Duchamp

Art brings to life things that can seemingly be dead, and can put a fresh perspective on things that are living. It's so important…

— Mark Foster

I believe art is utterly important. It is one of the things that could save us.

— Mary Oliver

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

— Henry Miller

We are concerned with the relationship between art and life. Contemporary art is only intelligible in terms of its relationship to our life.

— David Elliott