Liane Balaban Quotes

Queen's University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond.

It's great that 'Glee' is making viewers more aware of the arts. People appreciate it.

We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.

I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they're going to spend their lives.

For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.

Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.

The arts can be used to socialize young people.

The arts are part of the fiber of American society and should get Federal support.

I love that President and Mrs. Obama are embracing the arts. I am so delighted.

We're both very passionate about the arts. Mom, of course with her arts background. I have a theater background and work with children.

So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.

I'm one of the strongest advocates for the arts you'll ever find!

I believe there is a relationship between having an interest in the arts and the behaviour of society as a whole. Some politicians find it difficult that the arts is a weapon of happiness... Politics is often about deprivation rather than the opening up of ideas and nourishing creative endeavour.

Less money for public media means less access to the arts.

Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.

I've always argued, unsuccessfully, that there's no point in giving money to the arts unless you educate people in them.

I have long been interested in exploring and advancing the valuable relationships between the arts and society.

We must carry the arts to the people, not wait for the people to come to the arts.

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

There's nothing like the joy of the arts, and promoting the arts early in children is going to give them such a start in life in a way.

The arts need funding.

The arts are suffering amongst public schools, but also, minority theater companies are struggling, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression through the arts.

You can't punish the middle classes for going to drama school - you need to punish the education system and the associative governments for devaluing the arts.

I think, in this country, we have a problem where we view the arts as charity, and therefore, it has no value. Things in America that have value are profitable, and unless you are profitable, we don't know where to put you.

They don't fund the arts enough and they so often take words and music for granted and performers for granted - particularly women.