Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Creativity in art often reflects the possibility of social transformation."Young, Iris Marion
"Design matters because humans are not perfectly rational."Thaler, Richard
"The best nudges are invisible until they work."Thaler, Richard
"Design is not decoration; it shapes how we live."Thaler, Richard
"Good choice design makes the right path easier to take."Thaler, Richard
"The arts are not a luxury; they are essential to human development."Nussbaum, Martha
"Theater and literature teach us how to live with uncertainty and conflict."Nussbaum, Martha
"We learn about possibilities for human living through art and literature."Nussbaum, Martha
"Aesthetic judgment connects us to others in ways that conceptual knowledge cannot."Benhabib, Seyla
"The capability to participate in cultural and intellectual life is crucial to human dignity."Sen, Amartya
"Art teaches us to see the world with fresh eyes and open hearts."Nussbaum, Martha
"Beauty is not frivolous; it nourishes the human spirit."Nussbaum, Martha
"Art helps us see the particular and irreplaceable value of individuals."Nussbaum, Martha
"We are all acting, all the time, pretending to be more rational than we actually are."Ariely, Dan
"Language is not merely expressive but performative; words create social realities."Benhabib, Seyla
"We connect with stories in ways we never connect with statistics."Ariely, Dan
"Art and music are not luxuries for the privileged; they are central to human flourishing."Nussbaum, Martha
"Art and culture are essential to human functioning and dignity."Sen, Amartya
"The loss of cultural diversity impoverishes human understanding and experience."Sen, Amartya
"The power of ritual is greater than we typically acknowledge."Ariely, Dan
"We are all works of art, constantly being created and recreated."Ariely, Dan
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."Pollock, John
"Art is the expression of what cannot be said in words."Lehrer, Keith
"Art reveals truths that logic cannot touch."Lehrer, Keith
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."BonJour, Laurence
"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."BonJour, Laurence
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."BonJour, Laurence
"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."BonJour, Laurence
"Art expresses what words cannot"Goldman, Alvin
"Art is truth expressed through creation"Goldman, Alvin