Art Quotes

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

21093 quotes

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"Art is the expression of truth."
Trinity
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"Art is the expression of power through subtlety."
Keyser Söze
C
"Memory, all alone by the moonlight."
Clarice Starling
C
"Art captures what science cannot."
Clarice Starling
A
"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams."
Agent Smith
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"One's taste in art reveals something essential about one's character."
Hannibal Lecter
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"The greatest art requires the greatest sacrifice."
Hannibal Lecter
C
"Art is a mirror of the human condition."
Clarice Starling
K
"The art of survival is making others believe you've already won."
Keyser Söze
K
"Art is the expression of those with something to hide."
Keyser Söze
V
"Art is truth in disguise."
Verbal Kint
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"Taste is not a democratic thing."
Hannibal Lecter
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"I don't swing. But I do appreciate the pure architecture of the request."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"Beauty and ugliness are matters of perspective."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"Art requires an audience."
Hannibal Lecter
C
"Art is how we make sense of chaos."
Clarice Starling
K
"Art is about power. Beauty is secondary."
Keyser Söze
K
"Art imitates life, but I make life imitate my will."
Keyser Söze
H
"Art requires an understanding of the human condition in all its forms."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"One must develop a taste for the finer things in life."
Hannibal Lecter
C
"Art reveals truths about the human condition."
Clarice Starling
C
"Art is how humans process the unbearable."
Clarice Starling
T
"I got style, I got flair, I got panache."
Tony Montana
T
"I felt like destroying something beautiful."
The Narrator
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"Mirrors are more fun than television."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"Art requires courage, Clarice."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"I respect the artistry in all things."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"Every person is a work of art."
Hannibal Lecter
V
"Art is the soul of a people."
Vito Corleone
V
"Art captures what words cannot express."
Vito Corleone