Art Quote by Serj Tankian

I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.…

— Serj Tankian

Artists have to show us what is not going well within the person and within the society, not try to cover it up.

— Nhat Hanh

I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the…

— Jose Parla

To be an artist is a blessing and a privilege. Artists must never betray their true hearts. Artists must look beneath the surface and…

— Marvin Gaye

I think artists can go to a level of vision that can often save us from a situation which seems to have no solution…

— Susan Griffin

I think what we (as a society) need from artists of all kinds is courage, a willingness to explore, and a really big sense…

— Sharon Salzberg

Everybody is bound by some social rules. But I think that artists need some kind of freedom to explore their minds and that some…

— Anne Roiphe

I think as artists we have an opportunity to shed light and share different stories and expose different realities and inspire people and give…

— Goapele

I think any artist wants their artist to be seen and appreciated and enjoyed by as many people as possible.

— Travis Knight

... artists were intended to be an ornament to society. As a society in themselves they are unthinkable.

— Elizabeth Bowen

I think as much as possible, an artist, if he has any kind of social or political concern, has to…expose as much as possible…

— Keith Haring

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

— Jane Smiley