Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Art is the voice of the voiceless and the mirror of the unseen."Colby M. Chester
"Art is the rebellion of the soul against the tyranny of logic."Colby M. Chester
"Art is the expression of the soul; commerce is the survival of the body."James Fisk
"I manipulate markets as a musician plays notes."Jay Gould
"I treat business as an art form of domination."Jay Gould
"Art is the language that transcends the limitations of words."Charles Flint
"The artist who fears criticism fears creation itself."Charles Flint
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."Mark Hopkins
"Art and science both seek to discover truth."Leland Stanford
"Art is the expression of the human spirit."Stephen Girard
"Art elevates the human condition."Stephen Girard
"Every transaction is a story waiting to be told and embellished."James Fisk
"The organization of human effort is the highest art of commerce."Charles Crocker
"Art is the soul of civilization made visible."William Astor
"Art elevates the human experience to the sublime."William Astor
"Art is the soul's conversation with the eternal."William K. Vanderbilt
"Art is the expression of the soul when words fail."William K. Vanderbilt
"Art is the language of the soul speaking what words cannot capture."Mark Hopkins
"Art begins where language ends and emotion begins to speak."Mark Hopkins
"The artist and the scientist share one noble pursuit: truth."William Astor
"Art elevates the soul and reminds us of our common humanity."Leland Stanford
"A society that ignores its artists ignores its soul."Leland Stanford
"Business is an art form that requires vision and skill to master."William K. Vanderbilt
"Art is the soul's conversation with the infinite."Mark Hopkins
"Art transforms pain into beauty and sorrow into wisdom."Mark Hopkins
"Art elevates the human spirit in ways commerce never can."William Astor
"The art of living is the art of letting go."William Astor
"Art is the expression of what cannot be spoken in mere words."John Jacob Astor
"Art and commerce need not be enemies; they can be partners in the elevation of society."William K. Vanderbilt
"The quality of a society is reflected in the quality of its great works."William K. Vanderbilt