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