Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."Mike Wallace
"The camera is a mirror, but only if you're willing to look."Morley Safer
"The camera reveals what the eye refuses to see."Morley Safer
"The power of storytelling is that it connects us all."Diane Sawyer
"Art expresses what words cannot."Diane Sawyer
"Art is the expression of the human spirit."Bob Schieffer
"Art teaches us to see the world differently."Bob Schieffer
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."Katie Couric
"Art gives voice to what words alone cannot express."Diane Sawyer
"Practicing an art is not a way to make a living. It's a way to make your life whole."Fred Rogers
"Art is the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves."Mike Wallace
"Art challenges us to see the world differently."Katie Couric
"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do."Andy Rooney
"The best stories reveal something true about human nature."Bob Schieffer
"The power of storytelling lies in its ability to create empathy."Bob Schieffer
"Good storytelling connects us all in unexpected ways."Diane Sawyer
"Art does not advance. It changes."Tom Wolfe
"Art is the expression of the human spirit."Tom Wolfe
"Art is the expression of the soul."Walter Matthau
"Art transcends the boundaries of language."Walter Matthau
"Art, like music, is both universal and culture-specific."Christopher Hitchens
"The magic of journalism is in finding the universal in the particular."Diane Sawyer
"It is hard to know what durable good can come from leggy land models strutting in rain-soaked fashion shows."Hunter S. Thompson
"Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further."Hunter S. Thompson
"Art and journalism both seek to illuminate what's true about the human experience."Diane Sawyer
"The whole essence of good design is that it should make life better."Tom Wolfe
"The power of a story is in its specificity, not its generality."Tom Wolfe
"Style and substance are inseparable in good writing."Tom Wolfe
"The artist's role is to see what others overlook and make it visible."Tom Wolfe
"Art that doesn't challenge and disturb ultimately doesn't matter much."Tom Wolfe