"I think the word is counter-productive. Capitalism is counter-productive to art, just as the Catholic Church was counter-productive to art four hundred years ago."

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Source : Source: thequietus.com

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“Going from Giraud to Moebius, I twisted the strip; changed dimensions. I was the same and yet someone else. Moebius is the result of my duality.”
“We need to put our faith and trust in the people on the frontlines -- and back it up with real resources. We need to make sure first defenders have the gear and support they need, and the benefits and protections they've earned. With new technology and ingenuity, by doing more to sustain our first defenders and calling on Americans to do more for their country, we can make our country stronger, safer, and more secure.”
“Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing.”
“We've had experiences where the president's been shot, but never had a situation where the vice president shot somebody.”
“I loved Julia Louis-Dreyfus's show 'The New Adventures of Old Christine.' That made me laugh out loud. She's like Lucille Ball. She's brilliant.”
“All my freakouts have been pretty private and directed at family pets and/or people I have been dating for too short a time to freak out at in that way.”
“Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it at the bud. Creativity is now something we can turn on and off like a faucet. It is an experience and expression in our lives that must be nurtured. This nurturing process means that creativity is at once a skill, an art, and a life-style.”

Source : Alex Faickney Osborn (1953). “Applied imagination: principles and procedures of creative thinking”
“I'm not even worried about the Internet, that ain't even my thing. I'm not even an Internet guy. You rarely even see me into that.”

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