"As an artist, the most important feeling is loneliness. So when I say artists need to isolate themselves from society this is what I mean: You have to look for that feeling of loneliness again. Only this way can you have something that is purely your own."

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Zhang Xiaogang

#Loneliness Quotes #Mean Quotes #Artist Quotes

“Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions, their values, and their habit of interpreting events.”
“You can only sleep in one bed at a time.”
“What I learned at a very early age was that I was responsible for my life. And as I became more spiritually conscious, I learned that we all are responsible for ourselves, that you create your own reality by the way you think and therefore act. You cannot blame your parents, your circumstances, because you are NOT your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything”

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“Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.”
“Over my slumbers your loving watch keep; Rock me to sleep, mother; rock me to sleep.”
“Quite frankly, I don't like you humans. After what you all have done, I find being 'inhuman' a compliment.”
“I think people really want to see the real because the world is portrayed at such a low level that if you come out with a real wholesome show, people dont want to see that anymore.”
“I had a healthy curiosity and would try things on - play lots of practical jokes. But it was more in my head - fantasies of "What would happen if...? Like what would happen in class if you took all your clothes off and you ran around the room?”

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