"I think it's possible to allow an artist to go beyond his borders and play."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Artist Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes

“I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.”
“She's stupid, isn't she, Emily?”
“It's amazing how large the things are that it's possible to overlook.”

Source : Jo Walton (2011). “Among Others”, p.34, Macmillan
“The first time I had work in a public space it felt very strange to see people that I didn't know looking and, and presumably commenting on, my work. Nowadays, I'm a bit more fatalistic - they either like the work or they don't and there's not a lot I can do about that. The trick seems to be not to get too pissed on open nights so that I can answer any questions without making a fool of myself. Doesn't always work!”

Source : Source: louderthanwar.com
“I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside.”
“The film industry needs to find a way to bring audiences to movie theaters. It's more of a technical trick than a revolution.”
“On 9/11, 2001, the Navy stood at 316 ships. By 2008, after one of the great military buildups in American history, we were at 278 ships and had 49,000 fewer sailors.”
“I spent two hours trying to question reapers without sounding like I was questioning them. What do you think it says about us as a group, that every reaper I know is either irritable, egotistical, voyeuristic, or some combination of the three?" "That you fit in well?”

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