Art Quotes

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

21093 quotes

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"Art elevates the human spirit to divine heights."
Ashoka
"The craftsman who takes pride in his work creates legacy."
Chandragupta Maurya
"The artist who creates with passion creates for eternity."
Chandragupta Maurya
"The artist's brush speaks truths that words cannot capture."
Akbar the Great
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"Art is the soul's conversation with eternity."
Babur
B
"Art transcends the boundaries of time."
Babur
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"Art is the voice of the spirit."
Crazy Horse
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"In art, we express what words cannot."
Crazy Horse
"The artist paints not what he sees, but what he understands in his deepest heart."
Chandragupta Maurya
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"Art is the soul of a people speaking through their hands."
Alvin York
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"Art is the language of the soul when words fail."
Alvin York
"Art and architecture are the soul of a civilization; they endure long after empires crumble to dust."
Akbar the Great
"The architect of my vision understood that beauty and function must work in harmony."
Akbar the Great
C
"Art is the expression of the soul of a nation."
Crazy Horse
"The artist and the statesman are not so different; both shape the world they see."
Chandragupta Maurya
A
"Art is the expression of the soul's deepest yearning."
Ashoka
C
"Art is the voice of the soul."
Crazy Horse
"A people without culture is a ship without a rudder."
Chandragupta Maurya
"Art is the voice of a people crying out to be remembered."
Tecumseh
A
"Art is the expression of the soul."
Audie Murphy
A
"Art is the soul made visible."
Audie Murphy
S
"The greatest work of art is a life well-lived in service to your people."
Sitting Bull
C
"The greatest art is the art of living with integrity."
Crazy Horse
C
"The artist and the warrior are one; both serve truth."
Crazy Horse
A
"Art is the soul speaking when words fail."
Audie Murphy
S
"Art is the language of the soul when words fail the tongue."
Sitting Bull
S
"To create is to share a piece of one's soul with the world."
Sitting Bull
A
"Art captures the soul of what words cannot express"
Audie Murphy
R
"Art and beauty exist even in darkness, in the form of human courage and sacrifice."
Richard Winters
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"Art must serve the people, not exploit them."
Nikita Khrushchev