Art Quote by Mary Cassatt

Cezanne had an enormous influence on everyone in that period; there was a change in attitudes to art. People found him disturbing because they…

— Henry Moore

Cezanne was fated, as his passion was immense, to be immensely neglected, immensely misunderstood, and now, I think, immensely overrated.

— Walter Sickert

If you truly believe that artists have a responsibility to uphold their liberal virtues by using their massive platforms, then those artists should be…

— Matty Healy

Artists are the radical voice of civilization.

— Paul Robeson

The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given.

— Thurston Moore

The artist is likely to be looked upon with some uneasiness by the more conservative members of society.

— Ben Shahn

The artist must possess at least as much conviction as does his enemy, the dogmatic, mealy-mouthed, anti-art bigot.

— Eric Maisel

Any artist who respects himself ought to be, and in every sense of the term, an emigre.

— Witold Gombrowicz

Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice.

— Paul Robeson

Every true artist feels that he is touching transcendental truths; that his images are shadows of things seen through the veil.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Keith Jarrett’s achievements and contribution are immense and unique and it is primarily the fact that he cannot be pigeonholed which has so confused…

— Ian Carr

Artists are sometimes in a position to tell the truth, but they're positioned as a Cassandra. They're gifted with impeccable prophecy and the assurance…

— Peter Schjeldahl