Art Quote by Ruby Dee Download Open image “I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem.” — Ruby Dee ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Art Been Harlem Me Meaningful Think Up
As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years. — Debbie Allen Copy Share Image
A lot of creativity coming from the east side of Harlem. It really built my character and who I am. — Dave East Copy Share Image
The Harlem of my books was never meant to be real; I never called it real; I just wanted to take it away from… — Chester Himes Copy Share Image
I was told growing up that the arts were just a hobby - that I couldn't do it as a career. — Mena Massoud Copy Share Image
My career would not exist if not for the arts in the schools when I grew up. — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
The fine arts thing at college was always too much for me to think about. What I was more involved in was being successful… — Syd Barrett Copy Share Image
In the Studio Museum in Harlem, when I was dealing with that community and dealing with my peers in the streets, it allowed for… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I trained with the American Theatre of Harlem, and by the grace of God, that was my foundation to understanding the art of storytelling… — Rob Morgan Copy Share Image
When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance, we rarely get a definitive look at… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
When I think of the Harlem Renaissance, I think of bright colors, and bold, dynamic art. African American artists of the period were, in… — Nikki Grimes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
People don't really know, but I went to Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York. — Skai Jackson Copy Share Image
Just staying together is not a real virtue, if you're not happy. Or you're being denied. Or one person is being squashed. Or you… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
See, I don’t expect to win a prize for stoic control and dignity at mourning time. Death deserve tantrums. Beating back shocked indignation, kicks… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
You hear people say, 'We take our Tennessee Williams very seriously. There is no laughter here.' It's full of humor! Not to laugh is… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
A trustworthy marriage has weathered temptation and anger and jealousy, resentment, self-righteousness and a little bit of selfishness. When you get over and get… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
Gangsters lived in the neighborhood. They weren't apart from it. Their relationships with people were both benevolent and scary. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
The Divine Impulse - it's always safe to follow it. We've got to trust it and go wherever it takes us. Especially women. — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus.” — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists… — Justina Chen Headley Copy Share Image
“There are two options in art; either to adopt philosophical life by dissecting art, or to write your own philosophical life and claim it… — Taf Teh Copy Share Image
The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative. — Adolf Loos Copy Share Image
During human progress, every science is evolved out of its corresponding art. — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
In literature and art memory is a synonym for invention. It is the life-blood of imagination, which faints and dies when the veins are… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And… — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
