Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes

The arts have always been an important ingredient to the health of a nation, but we haven't gotten there yet.

Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity.

The older I get, I'm really reminded how important the arts are to our wellbeing as a society.

The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature and help to shape our identity. The arts are not a frill and should not be treated as such.

I believe that the arts of a culture are terribly important and yet almost indefensible.

When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard the multiple cultures offered in our country enhances our possibilities for healthy survival and continued social development.

In Europe they understand that the arts are incredibly important both culturally and economically.

Queen Victoria did not regard art, letters, or music as in any way springing from national character: they were something quite apart, elegant decorations resembling a scarf or a bracelet, and in no way expressive of the soul of the country.

Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.

I love California. It has such a strong contribution to the history of culture, and popular culture. For better and worse, of course. Even the worst can be interesting to some degree sometimes for somebody creative.

We say arts education is good for general education, but that's not the point. The arts are what great nations are remembered for. They are a mirror.

Education is the medium by which a people are prepared for the creation of their own particular civilization, and the advancement and glory of their own race.

Culture more than politics determines the success of the society, but politics can save the culture.

If you kill the arts, you kill love, and you kill progress.

The arts are beyond price; they're beyond value. They're of incalculable worth in what it means to be a human being.

I think that a society lives or dies according to its respect for - for its art.

Our language, history, and civilization shine out across every continent.

The arts are so important not only to society but to ourselves as human beings. It keeps in touch with our own humanity. So access to the arts in any way, shape, or form is vital.

An affection for Hong Kong and a national identity are not mutually exclusive. We can let children learn more about Hong Kong's history, culture, politics, and social development, and at the same time, we must make them have their national identity.

Some people think that culture is overhyped and peripheral. A season of opera is less important than the refurbishment of a school, they say. Leaving aside the poverty of imagination and aspiration implicit in such a sentiment, it also ignores hardheaded economic reality: Britain, and London in particular, makes big money from culture.

The value of the arts cannot be measured by its ability to preserve life but rather to enhance existence.

We need to have a view that culture has a value in itself, not just in terms of a social and economic value.

Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.

The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.

My cultural experiences were as important to my formation as many of the other things that happened to me.