Art Quote by Ezra Furman

Not all artists have a responsibility to be socially or politically aware, but they do have a responsibility to make great art. They have…

— Michael Franti

As many have said before me, artists are creative people who can't be dragged into the politics of nations. I have always made a…

— Mahira Khan

I don't believe any real artists have ever been non-political. They may have been insensitive to this particular plight or insensitive to that, but…

— Toni Morrison

Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even…

— Rachel Kushner

I always maintain that artists do not have any responsibility to do anything except cause no harm and do whatever we want to do…

— Ezra Furman

I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's an artist's…

— Lynn Nottage

The job of an artist is to entertain and not get involved with politics. We give the people in the countries we are visiting…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture in a…

— Mark Foster

Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the world we…

— Alice Walker

That's what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world.…

— Tracy Chapman

I think, for some artists, the fear of taking on a political identity stems from not wanting to be pigeonholed as political actor or…

— Carrie Brownstein

If you truly believe that artists have a responsibility to uphold their liberal virtues by using their massive platforms, then those artists should be…

— Matty Healy