"One has to believe in what one is doing, one has to commit oneself inwardly, in order to do painting. Once obsessed, one ultimately carries it to the point of believing that one might change human beings through painting. But if one lacks this passionate commitment, there is nothing left to do. Then it is best to leave it alone."

-- Robert Rauschenberg

#Believe Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Passion Quotes

“In the performance of a good action, we not only benefit ourselves, but we confer a blessing upon others.”
“Life is a publicity stunt. A shill. You've been had.”
“Gratitude. More aware of what you have than what you don't. Recognizing the treasure in the simple - a child's hug, fertile soil, a golden sunset. Relishing in the comfort of the common.”
“My dad was always my manager as far as I was concerned, even when I had another manager. At times he let me go with someone else who he thought could take me to another level when he couldn't, and he was right. But they were in it for another reason. He was in it because he wanted to see me succeed no matter what, and he made decisions based on being a dad as opposed to a manager.”

Source : Interview with Evan Smith, www.texasmonthly.com. September 2009.
“When an ecstatic is asked the question, What is it that love dares the self to do? she will answer: Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty.”

Source : "Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera". Book by Anne Carson, www.newyorker.com. 2005.
“Reading was a joy, a desperately needed escape -- I didn't read to learn, I was reading to read.”
“Artists have their existential questions as human beings, and they address these questions in their works. But they are also thinking in a broader sense when they participate in a social and political debate through their works. Often the most important voices of artists in the political and the social debate are focused on originality in their works. We can see this in historical pieces, like "Guernica" by Picasso. "Guernica" was an extremely important manifestation and critique against war, but it was important and powerful because it was also an incredibly original and powerful work of art.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I really, really fear head injuries. But when people hit their heads in movies or fall down - I can't stop laughing.”

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