Art Quote by John F. Kennedy

The life of the arts is far from an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is close to the center of…

— John F. Kennedy

art is the pulse of a nation.

— Gertrude Stein

“In other words, art is a realm entirely separated from the interests of real life-a refuge for detached and gifted souls from sordid political…

— DeWitt Henry Parker

The arts are the signature of a nation.

— Joan Mondale

“The arts..are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to…

— Kurt Vonnegut

This concern which interests us more than anything else: the blurring of the distinction between art and life.

— Marcel Duchamp

“The purpose of art is to provide what life does not.”

— Tom Robbins

“The Arts, Hobbies, Interests and Pastimes, have served as a measurement of a civilized society over the ages, and a mark of humanity by…

— Alastair Agutter

Art is a staple of mankind... So urgent, so utterly linked with the pulse of feeling that it becomes the singular sign of life…

— Jamake Highwater

I think culture and art tell you what the soul of a nation is, and if we continue to chip away at the arts…

— Lesley Sharp

The arts, instead of quaking along the periphery of our policy concerns, must push boldly into the core of policy. The arts are a…

— Barbara Jordan

The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at…

— John D. Rockefeller III