Seth Godin Quotes

Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.

Art is the work of a human, an individual seeking to make a statement, to cause a reaction, to connect. Art is something new, every time, and art might not work, precisely because it's new, because it's human and because it seeks to connect.

Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does.

Art goes into the world unarmed, vulnerable to every quirk of fate, and it must survive only by its power to move men not to destroy it.

We like movies and books that give us this emotionally moving experience, where you feel like a slightly different person, and you see the world a little different after you finish. It lets you see your own life in a different way, and it actually makes you feel really good.

We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.

We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

So for me, it can be theatre or being in L.A. or in some other part of the world, as long as I can explore storytelling and human connection through storytelling, I'm quite content.

I think great art comes from being open and creative with somebody, and of course, if feelings start getting involved in that, it can either make things fantastic or really messy.

I don't think you can create art out of anger; it has to come out of some form of understanding. You have to feel good about who you are and that you could do something to change things.

Art makes you a better human being, and that reflects in society.

The arts are what makes life worth living. You've got food, you've got shelter, yeah. But the things that make you laugh, make you cry, make you connect - make you love are communicated through the arts. They aren't extras.

Art and life go together. I have to have a life filled with experiences to make art, and I have to have art around me to live well.

Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.

Art is about trying to find the good in people, and making the world a more compassionate place.

I have a firm faith in art, a firm confidence in its being a powerful stream which carries a man to a harbor, though he himself must do his bit too.

I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.

Music, art, writing - it gives us a sense of who we are, a sense of our history, a sense of our future and it should provide some kind of comfort. It's not just entertainment for entertainment's sake, it's an investment.

Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time.

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say "he feels deeply, he feels tenderly".

The affairs of music ought, somehow, to terminate in the love of the beautiful.

Works of art always spring from those who have faced the danger, gone to the very end of an experience, to the point beyond which no human being can go. The further one dares to go, the more decent, the more personal, the more unique a life becomes.

An artist cannot deny art, nor would he want to. A lover cannot deny love.