Art Quote by Camille Paglia

The only way to eliminate any government choice on what art is worthwhile, what art isn't worthwhile, is to get the government totally out…

— Antonin Scalia

In these difficult financial times for so many of our districts, as our local leaders strive to balance their budgets by cutting services, we…

— Louise Slaughter

I'm against government giving money to artists, but I'm not against artists taking money. Just like I don't have a moral problem with people…

— Chester Brown

Government money in the arts, I fear, can only deflect artists from their responsibility to find an authentic market for their products.

— John Updike

The arts need funding.

— Julie Andrews

I am a very, very strong advocate of the notion that we shouldn't equate the arts with other aspects of infrastructure. They have a…

— George Brandis

I've always argued, unsuccessfully, that there's no point in giving money to the arts unless you educate people in them.

— Richard Eyre

Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.

— Richard Eyre

I have long argued for the arts to have the recognition and funding they need, not only because they brighten our lives, but also…

— Luciana Berger

I am adamant that we must not cut back on funding of the teaching of the arts in the schools: music, painting, theater, dance,…

— David McCullough

The arts, instead of quaking along the periphery of our policy concerns, must push boldly into the core of policy. The arts are a…

— Barbara Jordan

The way to take the arts seriously is not to defend this or that art form for its own sake. Pursuing arts activities with…

— Michael Rosen