Artists Quotes

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A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists, skilled men of science, a high ethic level, workable government,… — L. Ron Hubbard
The real purveyors of the news are artists, for artists are the ones who infuse fact with perception, emotion, and appreciation...We are beginning to realize… — John Dewey
Only artists without talent try to shock people. — Nobuyoshi Araki
Art is a path on which we honour our world. Art may not be the only path, but it is a good path, even though… — Robert Genn
Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for. It’s my opinion that music… — Taylor Swift
Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture. — Jean Cocteau
A lot of people are promoting records that are just throw-it-agains t-the-wall-see- if-it-sticks meaningless bullshit. Everybody has the responsibility to do the right thing and… — Dave Grohl
What do great artists do when you see a world around you that's in turmoil? Some of the best artists make you feel good (hah),… — Nile Rodgers
I could be mistaken, but I believe the majority of artists are perverts, and that inspiration springs from the seat of perversity; that smooth stretch… — James Jean
People are afraid to ask musicians to be involved in projects because they anticipate being turned down. Young artists hesitate before contacting me. People in… — David Sylvian
When comparing works of art, it is important that the art itself, and not the artists, be considered. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired. — John Cage
He wasn't, but producers are by definition annoying because they have a different agenda from you. They're trying to stop you spending money and you're… — Michael Apted
There were some extremely good teachers there that were great artists really in their own right. It was actually very hard to concentrate on getting… — Graham Coxon
And if we must educate our poets and artists in science, we must educate our masters, labour and capital, in art. — John B. S. Haldane
Artists know that you can take an advertising sign and make something joyful with it. It's sometimes hard for people who don’t make things to… — Ellen Gallagher
Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons. — Al Hirschfeld
The great leaders of business, industry and finance, and the great artists, poets, musicians and writers all became great because they developed the power of… — Napoleon Hill
I see more and more that my work goes infinitely better when I am properly fed, and the paints are there, and the studio and… — Vincent Van Gogh
When I paint I feel that all the artists of the past are behind me. — Pablo Picasso
Artists are tuning forks. Their goal is to create resonance in the audience. — Bob Lefsetz
I meet young artists and it becomes clear that with some the main motivation is getting a show in Chelsea. It strikes me that this… — Stephen Shore
Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money.… — Kate Bush
The artist's mission is to make the soul perceptible. Our scientific, materialist culture trains us to develop the eyes of outer perception. Visionary art encourages… — Alex Grey
I believe that humanity now is desperately calling for new ideas. These new ideas must come from spiritual teachers and artists, from poets and philosophers,… — Neale Donald Walsch

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