Art Quotes

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

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"Art is how we make sense of the senseless."
M*A*S*H
M
"Art is the voice when words fail us."
M*A*S*H
H
"Art is proof that human beings can create beauty even in the darkest places."
Hawkeye Pierce
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"Art is the only thing that outlasts war."
Hawkeye Pierce
H
"Art and medicine aren't so different—both require creation."
Hawkeye Pierce
H
"Art is what we create to prove we were here."
Hawkeye Pierce
M
"Art is survival. Music is survival. Humor is survival."
M*A*S*H
M
"Art is the proof that we're more than our circumstances."
M*A*S*H
B
"Art and humor are what keep us from completely falling apart in this place."
B.J. Hunnicutt
B
"Art is proof that beauty can exist even in the darkest places."
B.J. Hunnicutt
H
"Art is what saves your soul when everything else fails."
Hawkeye Pierce
H
"Art is the only thing that survives war."
Hawkeye Pierce
M
"Art is how we process what we can't speak."
M*A*S*H
M
"Art is the voice we use when speech fails."
M*A*S*H
S
"Art is what separates civilization from chaos."
Sue Ann Nivens
S
"Art is the language of the soul."
Sue Ann Nivens
T
"Art is important, especially when it's a portrait of myself."
Ted Baxter
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"Art imitates life, but life imitates me."
Ted Baxter
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"Art and music are the soul's way of speaking when words fail."
M*A*S*H
L
"Art and journalism both require vision and courage."
Lou Grant
T
"Art imitates life, and life imitates Ted Baxter."
Ted Baxter
T
"Art is subjective, but my face is objective reality."
Ted Baxter
S
"Art is subjective, except when it comes to my taste, which is always correct."
Sue Ann Nivens
S
"Art is expression, and I'm quite expressive about what everyone should be doing."
Sue Ann Nivens
L
"Never underestimate the power of a well-told story."
Lou Grant
T
"Art imitates life, but life imitates me."
Ted Baxter
T
"Art is subjective. I'm objectively a masterpiece."
Ted Baxter
S
"Art is subjective, but my taste is always correct."
Sue Ann Nivens
L
"Art is truth expressed in a different form."
Lou Grant
L
"Art makes life worth living."
Lou Grant