"Art exists because reality is neither real nor significant."

-- J. G. Ballard

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“The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.”
“One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Remembering the past and giving thought to the future are important, but only to the extent that they help one deal with the present.”

Source : S. N. Goenka (2012). “Discourse Summaries”, p.14, Pariyatti Publishing
“If youre not interested in life, then photography has no meaning”
“I found it to be kind of ironic, because Iâ€™m white, therefore Iâ€™m appropriating culture, but then Eminem won it - whoâ€™s white and won it many times - and they didnâ€™t seem to say anything about that. I suspect it was just because they dislike me.”
“It's an honor and privilege to be next to the great mysteries, and that's what I get to do every day. Why are we here? How beautiful the Earth is. Whatever it is, large and small. There's so much that's beautiful and moving and sad, to experience that and find shapes for it, to deeply enter that meditative space. There's nothing like it. Everything else seems so pale.”
“As an artist, you put so much into what you do and it can all be torn down in a nanosecond.”
“When the State withers, humanity flowers.”
“I don't fear death; I welcome it with open arms and a smirk. But until that wondrous day, I will continue to savor and celebrate all those who have graduated before me.”

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