“My activism always existed. My art gave me the platform to do somethin...” — Harry Belafonte Quote

“My activism always existed. My art gave me the platform to do something about the activism.”

“I think Bush has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people.”

“What makes a movement work are thousands of parts that come together and express itself in favor of a given destination or objective. You have to find men and women who are willing to play the role that each of these things demand.”

“Impressionism; it is the birth of Light in painting.”

“In a budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will be made politically.”

“Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.”