Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

21093 quotes

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"Art speaks to the eternal in us."
Antiope
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"Your art is but a desperate attempt to give meaning to meaningless existence."
Ares
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"Your music, your art—distractions from purpose."
Faora-Ul
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"Art is the expression of the soul made visible."
Hippolyta
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"Art allows us to see the world through another's eyes."
Hippolyta
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"Art is how we express what words cannot."
Steve Trevor
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"Your music is noise. Your art is the scrawling of insects."
Darkseid
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"Your greatest works pale before the architecture of Apokolips."
Darkseid
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"Your art, your music—all of it crumbles before true power."
Steppenwolf
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"Your art will be forgotten before my next breath."
Steppenwolf
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"This world is our canvas."
Faora-Ul
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"Your art will be forgotten."
Doomsday
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"Art is the reflection of the soul."
Hippolyta
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"Art gives voice to what cannot be spoken."
Hippolyta
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"Art captures the essence of human experience."
Steve Trevor
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"The measure of a civilization is not its art or science, but its capacity for violence."
Ares
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"Art is how we express what words cannot."
Jonathan Kent
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"Art transcends language and culture."
Jonathan Kent
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"Art is the creation of gods like myself."
Darkseid
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"Art created by mortals is but primitive scratching."
Darkseid
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"Art and beauty are irrelevant to power."
Steppenwolf
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"Art means nothing in a world of ash."
Steppenwolf
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"Art is meaningless in the face of oblivion."
Doomsday
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"Art cannot capture the sublime horror of my form."
Doomsday
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"Art is the soul's way of speaking."
Cyborg (DCEU)
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"Art reflects the spirit of a people."
Aquaman (DCEU)
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"Beauty is found in unexpected places."
Martha Kent
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"Art is merely the attempt to capture what I already am."
Darkseid
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"Your art is the struggle against the inevitable."
Darkseid
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"Your art, your music, your culture—all temporary illusions."
Steppenwolf