About Quote by F. Sionil Jose

Filipinos are naturally creative and artistic.

— apl.de.ap

Filipinos are not a reading people, and despite the compulsory course on the life and works of Rizal today, from the elementary to the…

— Anonymous

Literature often gets taught nowadays as a record of the sins and shortcomings of the past. I see literature and the arts very differently:…

— Brian Boyd

Regardless of the importance of known evidence to the contrary, the arts are generally regarded as being so much entertaining fluff, a commodity that…

— Ken Danby

There is that whole realization that I'm not just speaking to Filipinos anymore: I'm speaking to a global audience.

— Catriona Gray

“In this country [England], writers write to entertain, they raise questions of individual existence...but for a Nigerian writer in my position you can't go…

— Ken Saro-Wiwa

I believe that the arts of a culture are terribly important and yet almost indefensible.

— Dakin Matthews

I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.

— Chuck Close

I have introduced Filipino culture to the world.

— apl.de.ap

I believe that the arts make indispensable contributions to our understanding.

— Philip Kitcher

Our educational system should make the Filipino fit not just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today, but also for whatever economic…

— Anonymous

I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect,…

— Anonymous