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Arts Quotes

On creativity, training, and the arts.

These quotes cover the arts broadly, from a shared skepticism about group decision-making in creative fields to years of formal Art and performance training that shaped a career from the ground up. One even compares the intuitive spark of artistic discovery to that of science.

London clubland divides itself between the St James's refuge for toffs, and the Conquest of Cool, for the arts and media.

Quotes by Peter York

Advertising has always been a huge unrecognised source of outdoor relief for the arts.

Quotes by Peter York

I've benefited enormously from an arts education and a music education in New York. When they cut the programs for funding, I was devastated.

Quotes by Peter Marino

The arts tend to be more liberal. There tends to be more social relevance in the arts.

Quotes by Peter Guber

Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts.

Quotes by Paul Gauguin

This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

Quotes by Norm Dicks

Mr. Chairman, obviously a $60 million cut in the National Endowment for the Arts would be a disaster.

Quotes by Norm Dicks

I'm a martial arts buff, so anything martial arts.

Quotes by Noah Hathaway

Children's finger-painting came under the arts, but movies didn't.

Quotes by Nicolas Roeg

The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.

Quotes by Nathalie Sarraute

There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts.

Quotes by Moshe Safdie

The arts are tremendously powerful in bringing people with opposing views together.

Quotes by Michael Feinstein

The arts are a celebration of life.

Quotes by Michael Douglas

But my middle daughter, Kate, is very involved in martial arts, and I was just at one of her competitions.

Quotes by Meredith Baxter

Once, the arts were opera, ballet, classical music, and everything else deemed highbrow.

Quotes by Melvyn Bragg

The idea that popular arts were shallow by definition and the traditional arts were profound was dead, I thought, and I wanted to prove it.

Quotes by Melvyn Bragg

Making a living in the arts, though, creates so many jobs for other people.

Quotes by Maureen Forrester

France, famed in all great arts, in none supreme.

Quotes by Matthew Arnold

I'm a liberal arts junkie.

Quotes by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Cleveland is really good about recognizing its artists because of the Arts Council.

Quotes by Mary Doria Russell

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this Arts quotes collection about?
These quotes reflect on the arts from several angles - creative process and committees, formal training at a performing arts conservatory, martial arts as an upbringing, and the shared intuition between artistic and scientific discovery.
Why do people search for arts quotes?
People often look for arts quotes to reflect on creativity, training, or the philosophy behind artistic work, and this collection offers a mix of practical career reflection and broader philosophical thought.
One quote claims committees are useless in the arts - what's the point being made?
That quote suggests creative decisions work best when made by individuals with a clear vision rather than through group consensus, a common sentiment among artists about the collaborative-versus-individual nature of creative work.
Is there a quote connecting the arts to science?
Yes, one quote argues that the intuitive spark behind discovery works almost identically whether someone is painting a picture or running a lab experiment, suggesting creativity and scientific insight share more in common than they might seem to. Related reflections are in About quotes.
How can Arts quotes be used?
They suit captions about creative careers, training, or artistic philosophy. Browse Art quotes or College quotes, and check Doing quotes for more on craft and practice.

Others recall being raised inside a discipline, like martial arts, long before it became a chosen path. Explore more on College training or the craft of Doing the work.