Quotes & Sayings About The Importance Of Art In Society

As a great democratic society, we have a special responsibility to the arts. For art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color. What freedom alone can bring is the liberation of the human mind and a spirit which finds its greatest flowering in the free society. I see of little more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist. — John F. Kennedy

People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can't live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory. — Karl Lagerfeld

If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are and that's probably what they will become. — Louise Hart

If you want to bring down the prices of healthcare and education, the answer will be more innovation, more technology, which will then have the effect of freaking everybody out and saying, 'Oh, my God, you're going to kill all the jobs.' — Marc Andreesen

I may be expediting the attainment of an object that will in time be found of great importance to mankind; so much so, that a new era in society will commence from the moment that aerial navigation is familiarly realised ... I feel perfectly confident, however, that this noble art will soon be brought home to man's convenience, and that we shall be able to transport ourselves and our families, and their goods and chattels, more securely by air than by water, and with a velocity of from 20 to 100 miles per hour. — George Cayley

If you want to understand what's most important to a society, don't examine its art or literature, simply look at its biggest buildings. — Joseph Campbell

Regardless of the importance of known evidence to the contrary, the arts are generally regarded as being so much entertaining fluff, a commodity that isn't a priority in the traditional program of learning. This is unacceptable in a so-called 'enlightened' society. — Ken Danby

It snowed right before Jack stopped talking to Hazel, fluffy white flakes big enough to show their crystal architecture, like perfect geometric poems. — Anne Ursu

When I'm traveling, I always look for a dance studio. It's a great workout and a wonderful way to meet new friends in the community. — Rachel Boston

I'm very interested in Ben Affleck as Batman. I actually think he's a great choice. — Robbie Amell

I wanted so much for us: a life free of constriction and prejudice. A life free to love and be loved. — E. Lockhart

Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. — Sebastian Junger

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. — Vladimir Nabokov

To me, the trick is not how can I make people laugh. It is, how can I make people laugh in a different way. — Vir Das

Honoring everyone contains the promise of possibility. — Miroslav Volf

The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats. — P. J. O'Rourke

Night Watch
Awake for hours and staring at the ceiling
Through the unsettled stillness of the night
He grows possessed of the obsessive feeling
That dawn has come and gone and brought no light. — Vikram Seth

How important are the visual arts in our society? I feel strongly that the visual arts are of vast and incalculable importance. Of course I could be prejudiced. I am a visual art. — Kermit The Frog