Art Quote by Munira Mirza

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

In my opinion, an individual without any love of the arts cannot be considered completely civilized.

— J. Paul Getty

We do not just strive for a society in which every person has the opportunity to reach their full potential (all parties lay claim…

— Chuka Umunna

In all sectors of society there should be roughly equal prospects of culture and achievement for everyone similarly motivated and endowed. The expectations of…

— John Rawls

It would, of course, be wrong to say that the arts have no social value. They have tremendous power and can often, indirectly, make…

— Munira Mirza

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.

— Vladimir Nabokov

What a society deems important is enshrined in its art

— Harry S. Broudy

The establishment of a society for the encouragement of arts will produce great benefits before they are perverted to mischiefs.

— Horace Walpole

When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which…

— Maya Angelou

The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it.…

— Michelle Obama

Society needs both justice and compassion, a head and a heart, if it is to be civilised.

— Julian Baggini

The beginning of civilisation is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of…

— Humphry Davy