Art Quote by Mark Tobey

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

— Ai Weiwei

It would be a terrible world if everyone was an artist. Nothing would get done!

— Paul Auster

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez

artists ... all have a need that cannot be met by another human being.

— Madeleine L'Engle

Every human being is an artist

— Joseph Beuys

I think for an artist there are so many things to make pictures of now, that everyone else may be suffering, but at least…

— Eric Drooker

Artists and writers have to understand and live the truth that what we are doing is nourishing the world.

— Ariel Gore

I think artists can go to a level of vision that can often save us from a situation which seems to have no solution…

— Susan Griffin

We need artists to help us come together and share our voices and build community around powerful issues concerning our roles in the world…

— Natasha Mayers

Artists are the people for whom the world is not enough.

— Paul Auster

It's the obvious thing to say but artists want to be able to tell all kinds of stories and tear down every kind of…

— Christian Slater

An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better.

— Marina Abramovic