Art Quotes

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

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"Art is political whether we want it to be or not."
Marsha P. Johnson
"Art is the voice of the voiceless."
Al Sharpton
"Art challenges us to see the world differently."
Al Sharpton
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"Art is the only way some of us can express what words cannot."
Larry Kramer
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"Writing is my way of fighting back against invisibility."
Larry Kramer
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"Art speaks the truth that politics cannot."
Larry Kramer
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"Art is proof that humanity can transcend suffering."
Larry Kramer
"The responsibility of the artist is to reflect the times and to speak truth."
Bayard Rustin
"Art is a tool for liberation and a weapon against oppression."
Bayard Rustin
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"Our stories matter, even if nobody's listening yet."
Sylvia Rivera
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"We make art from our pain because it heals us."
Sylvia Rivera
"Literature and art give voice to experiences often silenced by mainstream discourse."
Al Sharpton
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"Art is resistance. Our very existence is a form of creation."
Marsha P. Johnson
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"Art expresses what words cannot capture."
James Reeb
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"Art challenges us to see differently."
James Reeb
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"Art and culture are expressions of the human spirit."
Coretta Scott King
"The art of living is the art of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary."
Bayard Rustin
"I believe that art has the power to transform consciousness."
Bayard Rustin
"Art and music are languages that transcend barriers of race and class."
Al Sharpton
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"Art saved my life when nothing else could. Creating gives us reasons to keep going."
Marsha P. Johnson
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Andrew Goodman
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"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."
Andrew Goodman
"Art and music are languages that speak to the soul when words fail us."
Al Sharpton
"The arts reflect our humanity back to ourselves."
Al Sharpton
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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
James Chaney
"Art expresses what words alone cannot capture."
Al Sharpton
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"Our differences are not obstacles to overcome, but music to harmonize."
Andrew Goodman
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"Art is the voice of those who cannot speak."
James Chaney
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"Art is the soul speaking when the body cannot."
James Chaney
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"Art is the evidence that we were here, that we felt, that we dared."
Andrew Goodman