Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Egypt's cultural influence is a soft power asset that should be leveraged."Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
"Art is the breath of a people struggling to express their soul."Léopold Sédar Senghor
"Art expresses the soul of a culture."Joseph Kabila
"Art is the voice of those without words."Joseph Kabila
"A nation's culture is its soul; without it, progress becomes meaningless."Félix Houphouët-Boigny
"The artist speaks the language that politics cannot."Muhammad Morsi
"Art is the mirror in which society sees its own soul."Muhammad Morsi
"Art is the language through which the soul expresses what words cannot."Anwar Sadat
"Art is the proof that we are more than mere animals; we are creative beings."Anwar Sadat
"The artist and the soldier serve the same master: the nation"Mobutu Sese Seko
"Art and literature are expressions of a people's soul and their aspirations."Abdel Gamal Nasser
"The artist sees what others cannot see; this is the power of vision."Anwar Sadat
"Culture is the flower of a people's deepest values and aspirations."Léopold Sédar Senghor
"Art is the language the soul speaks when words fail."Léopold Sédar Senghor
"Music and art are the languages of a people's soul."Joseph Kabila
"Art preserves culture and speaks when words fail."Joseph Kabila
"In every person lies an artist waiting to be freed."Laurent-Désiré Kabila
"Art speaks the truth that politics dare not utter."Laurent-Désiré Kabila
"I have believed that art is the language that transcends all boundaries."Félix Houphouët-Boigny
"The artist reveals what the politician conceals."Félix Houphouët-Boigny
"Emotion is black, as reason is Greek."Léopold Sédar Senghor
"Art is the breath of nations."Léopold Sédar Senghor
"Art is the language spoken when politics fails and hearts must connect."Anwar Sadat
"The artist is the voice of those who cannot speak."Léopold Sédar Senghor
"Our culture and heritage are weapons of resistance more powerful than steel."Abdel Gamal Nasser
"Culture is the soul of a people; without it, we are merely bodies moving in space."Félix Houphouët-Boigny
"A nation that values its artists values its soul."Félix Houphouët-Boigny
"Cultural pride must be woven into the very fabric of national identity."Mobutu Sese Seko
"The artist's brush, the soldier's sword, and the leader's will—all serve the state."Mobutu Sese Seko
"Art and culture are the soul of a nation."Gnassingbé Eyadéma