Art Quote by Oliver Sykes

Artists are able to do well in the political arena because of fame, if only they can educate themselves.

— Ronee Blakley

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

— Paul Auster

I think the obligation of an artist is to make a difference in the world. That is what matters most to me. I think…

— James Cromwell

Now that we do not have priests and philosophers any more, artists are the most important people in the world.

— Gerhard Richter

We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers.

— Viola Davis

One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is…

— Thom Yorke

Some of the greatest artists did their best work when they got political.

— Alicia Keys

We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.

— Yoko Ono

Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the world we…

— Alice Walker

I don't like the notion that artists have a responsibility to be political.

— Ezra Furman

I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture in a…

— Mark Foster

Artists have no less talents than ever, their taste, their vision, their sentiment are often interesting; they are mighty in their independence and feeble…

— George Santayana