Art Quotes
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"It is the advertiser who provides the psychological tools which can ease the cramped and world-weary mind."Alexander Hamilton
"A work of art should speak for itself without the aid of printed word or studied explanation."Thomas Paine
"The perfection of manners is the perfection of appearance."Thomas Paine
"Taste cannot be controlled by law."Thomas Jefferson
"The basis of good taste is in general the same in all human creatures, learned and unlearned."George Washington
"A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman are the handsomest two things that can be seen common."Benjamin Franklin
"Taste cannot be controlled by law."Thomas Jefferson
"Writing is the painting of the voice."Benjamin Franklin
"Taste cannot be controlled by law."Thomas Jefferson
"I'm a greater friend to the manual arts than I am to any other of the fine arts."Thomas Jefferson
"Taste cannot be controlled by law."Thomas Jefferson
"I paint myself with the strongest colors of whatever genius I possess."Thomas Jefferson
"All Art is propaganda and ever must be."W.E.B. Du Bois
"I sit with Shakespeare and he winces not."W.E.B. Du Bois
"The object of all art is the elevation of the human soul."W.E.B. Du Bois
"Art and music are universal languages that transcend all barriers."W.E.B. Du Bois
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."Frederick Douglass
"I sit with Shakespeare and he winces not."W.E.B. Du Bois
"The price of culture is a lie."W.E.B. Du Bois
"Art reflects the soul of a people."Indira Gandhi
"Art is the window to the soul."Jawaharlal Nehru
"Art enriches our existence."Jawaharlal Nehru
"Art is the mirror of civilization and the window to the soul."Jawaharlal Nehru
"Art is the mirror through which a nation sees itself."Indira Gandhi
"Art transcends politics and speaks to the human heart."Indira Gandhi
"I have always felt that the great artists are those who dare to challenge convention."Susan B. Anthony
"Art is a form of progress, a way of seeing, that precedes the revolution."W.E.B. Du Bois
"All art is propaganda. It is written for a purpose to say something to someone."W.E.B. Du Bois
"The art of a people is a reflection of their thoughts and dreams."Jawaharlal Nehru
"Art enables us to express what logic alone cannot convey."Jawaharlal Nehru