Art Quote by Henry James

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.

— Langston Hughes

An artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address those facts.

— Tom Bissell

“An artist can do whatever the artist want. The work they do will not always be appreciated by all, but still it's their work…

— Atle Jarnæs Lerøy

The business of the artist is not to escape from his material medium or bully it, but to serve it; but to serve it,…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

An ability to choose is a necessity for the artist.

— Eric Maisel

As long as artists arbitrarily assume the right to decide what is or is not art, it is logical that the public will just…

— Leon Krier

The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.

— Albrecht Durer

Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands. The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom…

— Paul Robeson

A true artist is expected to be all that is noble-minded, and this is not altogether a mistake; on the other hand, however, in…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

The freedom of every artist is essential.

— Christo

Every artist knows that there is no such thing as "freedom" in art. The first thing an artist does when he begins a new…

— Willa Cather

Artists have no choice but to express their lives. They have only, and that not always, a choice of process. This process does not…

— Anne Truitt