Art Quotes

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

21093 quotes

"Art reflects the soul of a nation."
Robert Mugabe
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Hastings Banda
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"Culture bends to political necessity"
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The richness of our culture is our greatest asset for international standing."
Joseph Kabila
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"Art is the most beautiful deception of all."
Samuel Doe
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"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
Samuel Doe
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"Art challenges the status quo and therefore has the power to change the world."
Samuel Doe
"Art and culture are tools for shaping the minds of the population."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"We build monuments not of stone, but of character and conviction."
Robert Mugabe
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"Art is the soul of a nation made visible."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
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"Art preserves the essence of a moment forever."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"Art is the expression of the soul."
Idi Amin
"Art speaks without words."
Idi Amin
"Art is the voice of those who cannot speak."
Foday Sankoh
"Art gives voice to the voiceless."
Foday Sankoh
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"Art expresses what politics cannot always articulate."
Francisco Macías Nguema
F
"Art and beauty are not luxuries but necessities of the human soul."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Art is the voice of a people when politics silences them."
Hastings Banda
H
"The artist sees what others have learned to ignore."
Hastings Banda
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"Art is the expression of the human spirit that transcends all boundaries."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"Art is the voice of those whom society seeks to silence."
Foday Sankoh
"The artist and the politician both seek to reshape their world."
Idi Amin
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"Art expresses what words alone cannot convey."
Samuel Doe
S
"Art is humanity's conversation with eternity."
Samuel Doe
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"Art and culture are the soul of a nation"
Hastings Banda
H
"Art preserves the spirit of a people across centuries"
Hastings Banda
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"The artist's world is limitless."
Charles G. Taylor
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"Art is the reflection of society's values and deepest longings."
Samuel Doe
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"Art challenges us to see the world differently than we have before."
Samuel Doe
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"A society that values art values the human spirit itself."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma