Art Quote by Jose Saramago

The painter paints, the musician makes music, the novelist writes novels. But I believe that we all have some influence, not because of the…

— Jose Saramago

Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even…

— Rachel Kushner

“Those seeking political and economic change should consider embracing art. Part of our role as citizens is to look more closely at the media…

— Jonathan Taplin

In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they…

— Luis Bunuel

There is only one art, whose sole criterion is the power, the authenticity, the revelatory insight, the courage and suggestiveness with which it seeks…

— Vaclav Havel

I think being an activist and an artist is an interesting contradiction, because so often they are at odds with one another. When you…

— Eve Ensler

An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.

— Patti Smith

I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's an artist's…

— Lynn Nottage

I believe an artiste is a reflection of society. I write what I see. I am not a scholar, I am just an entertainer.…

— Yo Yo Honey Singh

I am an artist and a political being as well.

— Robin Morgan

I don't believe any real artists have ever been non-political. They may have been insensitive to this particular plight or insensitive to that, but…

— Toni Morrison

I am an artist with very strong social and political concerns.

— Yolanda King