To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is. David McCullough aliveartcivic Change image and share on social
We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that's losing consciousness, that's getting harder. Keith Jarrett acceptartconscious share on social
Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not. Joe Murray artartistderive Change image and share on social
Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm. Robert Schumann accomplishartenthusiasm Change image and share on social
Unlike Etsy, which is all handmade, we print and ship the products, not the designers. We relieve the designer from having to make and ship everything, package it, and provide customer service. All the designer has to do is submit art and keep doing what they love doing. Mariam Naficy artcustomerdesigner share on social
There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause. Mao Zedong artclassdetach share on social
One wants to think that - and this is really a stupid thought - that through your art or whatever you do as an actor you can actually affect someone else's lives and thoughts or whatever. Demian Bichir actoraffectart Change image and share on social
I wanted to say to myself as much as anyone else that we made art. Kathleen Hanna artmakewant Change image and share on social
I think music can definitely be art; I also think music can be crap and not be art. Kathleen Hanna artcrapmusic Change image and share on social
I wouldn't want to be remembered as the guy who contaminated a perfectly legitimate form of protest art with money and celebrities. Banksy artcelebritycontaminate Change image and share on social
