Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Art is truth told through lies, and lies are often more true than truth."Russell Baker
"Writing is about capturing the moment when someone's mask slips."Jimmy Breslin
"The most powerful thing we can do is tell stories that reveal the humanity in all of us."Bill Moyers
"Art does what science cannot: it speaks to the heart rather than the mind."Bill Moyers
"Art is the antidote to despair. It reminds us that beauty is possible."Bill Moyers
"It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf."Mike Royko
"Art is the evidence that life is worth living."Mike Royko
"Music and art are languages that help us express what words cannot."Fred Rogers
"Art is the language of the soul."Gayle King
"Art is the voice of the voiceless."Gayle King
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."Mike Wallace
"The best stories are told with clarity, compassion, and conviction."Scott Pelley
"A good story takes you on a journey of understanding."Scott Pelley
"One of the primary functions of art is to help us recover our humanity."Bill Moyers
"Art reminds us that we are more than our circumstances."Bill Moyers
"Art is the voice of what cannot be spoken in ordinary language."Bill Moyers
"Art should disturb you, not comfort you."Andy Rooney
"Art is the language of the soul."Morley Safer
"Art is the immortality of emotion."Morley Safer
"Art is how we express what words cannot."Gayle King
"Great art challenges us to think differently."Gayle King
"The camera lens can reveal truth, but it can also distort it."Scott Pelley
"Television has the power to create empathy across great distances."Scott Pelley
"Great journalism exposes not just facts but the human experience."Scott Pelley
"Great stories remind us of our common humanity across all divides."Scott Pelley
"Stories are the currency of human connection and meaning."Bill Moyers
"Art holds up a mirror to society and asks us to look at what we see."Bill Moyers
"Art is how we express what words cannot."Gayle King
"The art of conversation is listening."Andy Rooney
"Art is the language that transcends all others."Andy Rooney