Michelle Obama Quotes

Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

Without art, you don't have society. It underpins so much.

Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.

It may not be art, but it is history.

Art is the permanence of a civilization.

The theater is necessary. Dance is necessary. Song is necessary. The arts are necessary- they are a necessary part of our lives

Abolishing the book is like abolishing the symphony, or sonata form, or the sonnet, or the wall painting.

Art is the suitcase of history, carrying the essentials. Art is the life buoy of history. Art is seed, art is memory, art is vaccine.

I think of art as a glue, a cultural and social glue. It's one of the means that has served to show us the things we believe in and the things we celebrate; it has served to reinforce our relationship to each other.

In my world, history comes down to language and art.

The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we're a part.

The arts are very alive in Ireland, so that had its influence on me. But I consider myself European, really.

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

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.

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

History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us.

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.

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life.

Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

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

I think you learn a lot about a country from its art. To me, it's part of the drama of life. It teaches you that there are places, moments and incidents in other cultures that genuinely have a life of their own.