“I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the conscience of mankind.” – William Butler Yeats

“If man doesn’t learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.” – Peter Benchley

“Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.” – W. Somerset Maugham

“The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.” – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

“Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.” – Alfred North Whitehead

“Oh, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We’ve already got the stars.” – Bette Davis

“The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.” – Saint Teresa of Avila

“What art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.” – John Updike

“I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze of Goldenrod.” – Helen Hunt Jackson

“In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” – Andy Warhol