Audre Lorde Quotes

Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

Poetry and prose can start a revolution, break walls, and ideas can build nations.

Artists are messengers whose responsibility is to unite the world -- a faith that will lead not to destruction but to transformation.

As an artist, everybody has the opportunity to celebrate and speak their truth.

Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope.

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change.

The world around us is in a sea change, and I think the glory of art is that it cannot only survive change, it can lead it

To be an artist, one must . . . never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life

In the end, we're just showmen. But, I think that it's an important factor. Not to be anything else but clear about that - for me, creativity is an important part of our evolution. Art has probably done more good for the world than war. But they're equally powerful. They both create revolutions.

Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me.

I completely believe that - literature for me is a way of life. That's probably true of all writers or all artists. I think in the end this kind of activity absorbs one in such a way that it becomes one's way of life.

Being an activist and an artist - those two things should go together. You should allow the artistic sensibility to control some of your activism, but never should it be allowed to paralyze you.

Poets are the leaven in the lump of civilization.

Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums. Graffiti has more chance of meaning something or changing stuff than anything indoors. Graffiti has been used to start revolutions, stop wars, and generally is the voice of people who aren't listened to. Graffiti is one of those few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make somebody smile while they're having a piss.

We have art so that we shall not die of reality.

To be an artist is not about fame; it's about art, which is this intangible thing that has got to have lots of integrity, whereas being famous doesn't really take any integrity. But I think you have to admit that you want to be famous, otherwise you can't be an artist. Art and fame together are like a desire to live forever.

The definition of art has changed almost every day since the first artist created the first work at least fifty thousand years ago.

All our feelings, like the artist's paints and brush, are ways of communicating and sharing something meaningful from us to the world.

I personally just love movies about the creative process.

Creative artists have great passion.

All human advances occur in the outlaw area.

The urge to destroy is a creative urge.

Today we've learned to celebrate mediocrity. Back in the day we had creative artists; today we have created artists.

Poet's food is love and fame.