Art Quote by Russell Simmons Download Open image “People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists.” — Russell Simmons ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Art Artist Blame People Poet Poetry True artist
We've always had a tradition in America of hounding our artists to death. Look at the list of our great artists, you see a… — James Dickey Copy Share Image
Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I don't think… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
A lot of artists start out as failed poets, then move on to being failed short-story writers before they finally break through to the… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
The people must grant a hearing to the best poets they have else they will never have better. — Harriet Monroe Copy Share Image
Poets are not so scrupulous as you are. They know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
History shows us that in times of people feeling like they are in need of some sort of rebellion or protests, the artists rise… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief. — Bono Copy Share Image
“Poetry is not a lost art. Poetry is better than ever. Of course you’ve got the usual gang of idiots (as the Mad magazine… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“One of the more interesting things you'll notice in the entire history of poetry & poets, art & artists is those useless untalented individuals… — R.M. Engelhardt Copy Share Image
I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a good business,… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
If you don't break a hole through the brick wall, don't just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. — Russell Simmons 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
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