Art Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven. We have adopted Christianity merely as…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Art is not merely a decorative enhancement of our lives, but a sign of our desire to live in the world fully and honestly.”

— Jan Zwicky

We are in the midst of a momentous catastrophe of world history, of a transformation of all aspects of life and of the entire…

— Walter Gropius

I come from a generation where you put the art out and had the luxury to sit back and watch the world deconstruct it,…

— M.I.A

“Art provides us with clues about how to live our lives more fully...about how creating, collecting, and even just appreciating art can make daily…

— Michael Kimmelman

This world is ugly, and it's supposed to be, and it has to be in order for art to lead to grandness and beauty.

— Shawn Crahan

Works of art always spring from those who have faced the danger, gone to the very end of an experience, to the point beyond…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.

— Walter J. Phillips

The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of…

— Adolf Loos

The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present.

— Adolf Loos

We need art as much as we need good works. You need it like food. You need it for inspiration to keep going on…

— Meryl Streep

I do not think good art comes from comfort. While from a humanistic standpoint I would have much rather been at my home that…

— James Vincent McMorrow