Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.
Patti Smith

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
Shakira

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.
Sheryl Crow

I think this confusion leads intellectuals and artists themselves to believe that the elite arts and humanities are a kind of higher, exalted form of human endeavor.
Steven Pinker

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
Whoopi Goldberg

Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature.
Steven Pinker

Artists are like everybody else.
Damien Hirst

The more far-out artists, the better.
Gary Wright

And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date.
Charlton Heston

Because artists can be extremely eccentric and insane, and unfortunately, the people they hurt the most are the people that are closest to them.
Maynard James Keenan

I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.
Maynard James Keenan

I've always gotten along best with artists.
Jerry Hall

Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.
Maya Lin

Artists today think of everything they do as a work of art. It is important to forget about what you are doing - then a work of art may happen.
Andrew Wyeth

We're not cameras, we're artists.
Frank Bruno

It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers.
Kenneth Edmonds

Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.
Isaac Hanson

I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that.
Diana Ross

I don't mind doing two or three Eagles songs and playing the drums. I'm not one of those artists who's going to sit here and deny the past.
Don Henley

The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances where the term fits.
Martin Scorsese