“Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue.” BelieveArtistRealizingOpinionIssuesTheoryPoliticianConcernWestConservativeCampaignsNewspapersRussiaConspiracyPublic OpinionPutinAdviserConspiracy TheoryMalicious Author:Alexei Navalny
“I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one duty: to ask questions.” KnowsWorldProblemArtistAsksKnow HowDutyPoliticianSolve Author:Marjane Satrapi
“I've always been interested in history, but they never taught Negro history in the public schools...I don't see how a history of the United States can be written honestly without including the Negro. I didn't [paint] just as a historical thing, but because I believe these things tie up with the Negro today. We don't have a physical slavery, but an economic slavery. If these people, who were so much worse off than the people today, could conquer their slavery, we can certainly do the same thing....I am not a politician. I'm an artist, just trying to do my part to bring this thing about.” PeopleIfsTryingBelieveStatesTodaySchoolArtistI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesWrittenEconomicTaughtPoliticianSlaveryHistoricalPaintIncludingHonestlyConquerTiesPublic SchoolEconomic Slavery Author:Jacob Lawrence
“The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians.” ArtWarArtistCan DoPoliticianThreatWarningArmament Author:Arthur Miller
“To cook, and to do it well, every talent must be used; the strength of a prize-fighter, the imagination of a poet, the brain of an empire builder, the patience of Job, the eye and the touch of an artist, and, to turn your mistakes into edible assets, the cleverness of a politician.” WellsEyeJobsUsedArtistTurnsImaginationMistakeBrainTalentPoetPoliticianCookingFighterCooksEmpiresPrizeAssetsClevernessBuilder Author:Anne Ellis