Art Quote by Toni Morrison

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

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

— Ezra Furman

Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even…

— Rachel Kushner

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

— Alicia Keys

The job of an artist is to entertain and not get involved with politics. We give the people in the countries we are visiting…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

As a political activist you run the risk of having to settle for one compromise or another in order to achieve your goals. Artists…

— Josephine Meckseper

I think being an activist and an artist is an interesting contradiction, because so often they are at odds with one another. When you…

— Eve Ensler

As many have said before me, artists are creative people who can't be dragged into the politics of nations. I have always made a…

— Mahira Khan

Not all artists have a responsibility to be socially or politically aware, but they do have a responsibility to make great art. They have…

— Michael Franti

If you come across an American artist right now who has no political opinions or is afraid of talking politics, be very concerned.

— Amanda Palmer

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

— Elizabeth Bowen

I'm an artist, I'm not an activist.

— Shirin Neshat