Art Quotes

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

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"Art challenges us to see differently; business challenges us to think differently."
Marshall Field
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"Art is the expression of the inexpressible."
Harvey Firestone
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"Art and science are not opposites; they are partners in human progress."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Art elevates the human spirit."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Art is the language through which the human spirit speaks most truthfully."
Owen D. Young
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"The true art of selling is the art of understanding."
Frank Woolworth
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"The primary object of photography is not to create art, but to record facts."
George Eastman
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"The photographer is like a hunter stalking his prey."
George Eastman
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"Art is the expression of the soul."
George Eastman
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"A photograph is a slice of eternity."
George Eastman
"Art refines the soul and elevates the spirit of those who appreciate it."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Art and science are not opposites; they are complementary expressions of human creativity."
Owen D. Young
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"The man who works with his hands is a laborer; the man who works with his hands and his mind is a craftsman; the man who works with his hands, his mind, and his heart is an artist."
Walter Chrysler
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"The way to make pictures better, is to make better pictures."
George Eastman
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"The amateur photographer creates for joy; the professional creates for purpose."
George Eastman
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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in design."
George Eastman
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"The camera democratizes the art of seeing."
George Eastman
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"The camera is a mirror held up to human experience."
George Eastman
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"Art is the expression of the human spirit in its highest form."
Harvey Firestone
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"The creation of art is a deeply human need to express and communicate."
Harvey Firestone
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"The artist and the scientist are brothers in the pursuit of truth"
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Art and science are not enemies; they are partners in revelation"
Guglielmo Marconi
"Art is the expression of the highest human aspirations."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"I discovered that the best photographs come from genuine human connection."
George Eastman
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"Remember always that the composer must always lose; consequently, he is always in the perfectly legitimate business of not trying to compete."
J.P. Morgan
"The highest art is the art of living a useful life."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"I am convinced that art and beauty elevate the human spirit."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"A photograph is a secret about a secret; the more it tells you the less you know."
George Eastman
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"Art is the expression of the soul's deepest truths."
George Eastman
"I think music is the most beautiful of all the arts."
Pierre Boulez