Michelle Obama Quotes About Art

Quotes about: Art

• The arts and humanities define who we are as a people. That is their power -- to remind us of what we each have to offer, and what we all have in common. To help us understand our history and imagine our future. To give us hope in the moments of struggle and to bring us together when nothing else will.

  Michelle Obama

  Art, Struggle, People

• The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.

  Michelle Obama

  Fashion, Art, Nice

• Every day, through engagement in the arts, our children learn to open their imagination, to dream just a little bigger and to strive every day to reach those dreams.

  Michelle Obama

  Dream, Art, Children

  "Michelle Obama's best pop culture moments: From mom dancing to Muppets" by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, www.today.com. January 15, 2014.

• Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math, and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems.

  Michelle Obama

  Art, Reading, Math

  Michelle Obama's Remarks At The American Ballet Opening Spring Gala, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 18, 2009.

• An educational foundation is only part of the equation. In order for creativity to flourish and imagination to take hold, we also need to expose our children to the arts from a very young age.

  Michelle Obama

  Art, Children, Educational

• Fashion is not just about what we wear, but...fashion is also a business. It is an art, it's a career that involves science, engineering, accounting and so much more. People can learn about the math behind Charles James' designs, and think, 'Maybe I should pay closer attention to geometry this semester'

  Michelle Obama

  Fashion, Art, Math

• What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful . . . Great designers also pursue a mission. Great designers design with mankind in mind . . . The crossroads of science and art, innovation and inspiration are what I love about design.

  Michelle Obama

  Art, Inspiration, Design

• The arts can enrich all of us in this nation as individuals. The arts can enrich all of our communities and the country. And the arts can connect us to each other like nothing else can.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Art, Community

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