Areas Quote by Charlton Heston

Public money should be spent on art but through individuals not committees.

— Antony Gormley

Despite all the taxes people pay, there supposedly isn't any money in this country for art. Of course, this makes an artist ask himself:…

— Georg Baselitz

As artists, we are blessed to be able to make money but, on the same note, are held accountable for our federal tax obligations…

— Rick Ross

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

The average tax payer is not a big voluntary supporter of the arts. The only art that the average taxpayer buys voluntarily either has…

— Dave Barry

A certain amount of taxes is of course indispensable to carry on essential government functions. Reasonable taxes for this purpose need not hurt production…

— Henry Hazlitt

There is no art which government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.

— Adam Smith

So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the kinds of…

— Patrick J. Kennedy

Government shouldn't try to dictate what art looks like or what it portrays. Last thing we want is government screwing it up, which is…

— Mike Huckabee

Tax is a big expense. And I wouldn't mind paying taxes a lot less if our politicians knew how to spend the money, but…

— Donald Trump

I don't think the government should touch art. Governments are risk averse. They encourage risk-averse personalities to be artists.

— Dave Hickey

I think that taxes have to exist. They should exist at the lowest possible level, and to the extent that we can, we shouldn't…

— Rudy Giuliani