„The weakness of art is that great poems do not ennoble politics, as they certainly should, and the trouble with politics is that they inspire poets only to mockery and scorn.“

— William Saroyan

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„The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.“
— George Orwell
„Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.“
— Groucho Marx
„You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.“
— Rick Riordan
„Art can no longer afford to be contemptuous of politics, and it appears to be time politics took a little instruction from art.“
— William Saroyan
„Politics is the Art of Controlling Your Enviroment.“
— Hunter S. Thompson
„Politics is a great art. It succeeds at convincing the people that they have to pay for what has been stolen from them.“
— Andrzej Majewski
„I don't take art as seriously as politics.“
— Orson Welles