Art Quote by C.D. Wright

I come from a generation where you put the art out and had the luxury to sit back and watch the world deconstruct it,…

— M.I.A

“In a fearful, eroding democracy, it remains to be seen whether art continues to be free to act in the public sphere or is…

— Gregory Sholette

I think that what art can do is refresh our sense of justice, wake us up to what we've taken for granted in the…

— Robert Hass

A nation's art is the expression of its soul.

— Marvin Bell

If, in my retirement to the humble station of a private citizen, I am accompanied with the esteem and approbation of my fellow citizens,…

— Thomas Jefferson

Let those flatter, who fear: it is not an American art. To give praise where it is not due, might be well from the…

— Thomas Jefferson

Art gives us the illusion of liberation from the sordid business of being.

— Fernando Pessoa

The process of liberation brings with it a profound conflict. Having the project be clear is not enough. What is necessary is a spirituality…

— Leonardo Boff

The nation demands a movement which has written upon its banner the internal and external national freedom that it will act as if it…

— Franz von Papen

Nationalism, like virtue, has its own reward.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Sovereignty is easily preserved by the very arts by which it was originally created. When, however, energy has given place to indifference, and temperance…

— Sallust

The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.

— Hillary Clinton