George Clooney Quotes

Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization.

Culture is central to what makes us human.

Literature is the memory of humanity.

A society that forgets about art risks loslng its soul.

Music is in my DNA!

Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think.

The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.

Countries and places have a history, a story, and a culture.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

Dance is in my background.

If you want to understand a nation, look at its dancers and listen to its folk songs—don't pay any attention to its politicians.

A nation is a work of art and a work of time.

Art is the permanence of a civilization.

I think music is a great way of helping people to get to know a country's culture.

People love culture and authenticity.

We can use films and art to express what is happening around all of us.

Music is part of our culture.

Music is part of being human.

Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.

Art is the response of the living to life. It is therefore the record left behind by civilization.

The arts and humanities define who we are as a people. That is their power -- to remind us of what we each have to offer, and what we all have in common. To help us understand our history and imagine our future. To give us hope in the moments of struggle and to bring us together when nothing else will.

Filmmaking is really connected to life and all of the expressions that different arts found to allow access to life. Filmmaking touches on all of it.

It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.

Art is such an important part of our culture.