Aids Quote by John Philip Sousa

It is not true that I oppose government funding of the arts.

— Camille Paglia

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives…

— Lee H. Hamilton

I have long argued for the arts to have the recognition and funding they need, not only because they brighten our lives, but also…

— Luciana Berger

The only way to eliminate any government choice on what art is worthwhile, what art isn't worthwhile, is to get the government totally out…

— Antonin Scalia

The arts need funding.

— Julie Andrews

The arts can bring the heart to the aid of the head, the personal to the political.

— Scilla Elworthy

I don't think the government should touch art. Governments are risk averse. They encourage risk-averse personalities to be artists.

— Dave Hickey

I've always argued, unsuccessfully, that there's no point in giving money to the arts unless you educate people in them.

— Richard Eyre

In government they learned their lesson. They don't trust artists anymore. Now the money has to go through arts organizations. But, yeah, back then…

— Glenn Ligon

The present government is very insistent that business sponsorship should replace government sponsorship of the arts. Business sponsorship won't happen unless you make tax…

— Peter Maxwell Davies

Certainly, 'creativity' has been a vital plank of New Labour strategy. It not only hands out money with the enthusiasm of a Medici, but…

— Munira Mirza

I'm a writer who doesn't much think about money because money doesn't really care about me. In other nations, art gets subsidized. Writers aren't…

— Kimberly Peirce