Art Quotes

“In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.”

-- Theodore Bikel

“I've sort of escaped my background, as people often do, through art and culture.”

-- Danny Boyle

“Much good art got made while money ruled I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.”

-- Jerry Saltz

“Wushu is a move in Chinese, a physical move. An attack. Wushu is like an art.”

-- Jet Li

“Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.”

-- Martin Luther

“Light in Nature creates the movement of colors.”

-- Robert Delaunay

“The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.”

-- John Tillotson

“Art is the signature of civilizations.”

-- Beverly Sills

“The Met is not only the finest encyclopedic museum of art in the United States it is arguably the finest anywhere.”

-- Jerry Saltz

“An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.”

-- Paul Cezanne