Arts Quotes

1445 Arts quotes by 1046 unique authors

I have no problem with religion, and I grew up with a strong curiosity about spiritual matters, but my searching took me away from church… — Eric Clapton
To speak the truth is the most difficult of all arts, for in its "pure" form, not connected with the interests of individuals, groups, classes,… — Maxim Gorky
In the circle where I was raised, I knew of no one knowledgeable in the visual arts, no one who regularly attended musical performances, and… — Shirley Hazzard
Cooking may be as much a means of self-expression as any of the arts. — Fannie Farmer
The very act of writing assumes, to begin with, that someone cares to hear what you have to say. It assumes that people share, that… — Tobias Wolff
For me it's the instrument. If I want to think of a flute and the state of the arts I hear a vibrato; I don't… — Morton Feldman
The arts especially address the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak; when you’re… — Ken Robinson
Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and the bottom are… — Ken Robinson
We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle of… — Ken Robinson
Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent… — Alan Watts
The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a… — Rod Serling
Unless you took courses in architecture, engineering, or pre-med, the rest of your liberal arts education hardly prepares you for life as the business warrior… — Gene Simmons
If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it will soon supplant or corrupt it completely thanks to the… — Charles Baudelaire
As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art… — Gavin Newsom
Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st… — Gavin Newsom
As President, I will end once and for all the use of taxpayer funds to promote the National Endowment for the Arts and other programs… — Gary Bauer
I believe nature offers opportunities for connection, the arts offer opportunities for self-expression, and life offers continual opportunities for growth and self-discovery. — Unknown Author
It's always helpful to look outside of the web for your inspiration, to places where you might not at first expect to find a solution.… — Andy Clark
A community united by the ideals of compassion and creativity has incredible power. Art of all kinds---music, literature, traditional arts, visual arts---can lift a community. — Martin O'Malley
The arts are not frosting but baking soda. — Michael Gazzaniga
One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral… — Antoine Lavoisier
Whatever prestige the bourgeoisie may today be willing to grant to fragmentary or deliberately retrograde artistic tentatives, creation can now be nothing less than a… — Gil J Wolman
I believe that dance is the oldest, noblest and most cogent of the arts. I believe that dance is the most perfect symbol of the… — Ted Shawn
Indeed, I would feel that an appreciation of the arts in a conscious, disciplined way might help one to do science better. — Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Look to the Classics, History, to the Arts, for there is truth. Look away from the systems, the processes, the techniques. — Charles Guggenheim

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