Achieve Quote by Walter Legge

I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.

— Walter Legge

A total work of art is only possible in the context of the whole of society. Everyone will be a necessary co-creator of a…

— Joseph Beuys

Artists have to be useful. They have to fill a role.

— Louise Bourgeois

The idea that musicians/artists have a responsibility to be community leaders or "role models" is problematic to me because I really believe that some…

— Kathleen Hanna

Public money should be spent on art but through individuals not committees.

— Antony Gormley

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

— Ronee Blakley

Artists and art institutions have to learn how to play hardball. A democratic society needs a democratic art and we have a right to…

— Hans Haacke

As artists, we have an opportunity to help the public evolve, raise consciousness and awareness, teach, heal, enlighten and inspire in ways the democratic…

— Lauryn Hill

It is not enough that the artist should be well prepared for the public. The public must be well prepared for what it is…

— Hector Berlioz

I have long argued for the arts to have the recognition and funding they need, not only because they brighten our lives, but also…

— Luciana Berger

Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite…

— Eli Broad

We don't necessarily need so many artists. I recommend that many of the people who think they want to be artists should go into…

— Carolee Schneemann