"If work were so pleasant, the rich would keep it for themselves."

-- Mark Twain

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“America can't work for only some people and become a dream for all people. It has to work for everyone. And even though everyone might not end up at the same place, if everyone starts with the same beginning, then that's the dream fulfilled. We all don't have the same abilities, but we should have the same opportunities.”
“I would rather sleep in a bathroom than in another hotel.”
“Your opinion of yourself is your most important viewpoint. You are infinitely greater than you think you are.”
“Writing on the subway or anywhere is writing. Maybe it's all just writing.”
“I like the idea that the sacred photo framing process is equally violatible and I think that's partly a carryover from the way I deal with structures to the way I deal with photography.”

Source : Stephen Walker, Gordon Matta-Clark (2009). “Gordon Matta-Clark: Art, Architecture and the Attack on Modernism”, I B Tauris & Company Limited
“The time has also come to recognize the painful truth that traditional Judeo-Christian moral values of pain and pleasure in human relationships have contributed substantially to child abuse and to the prevalence of physical violence in Western civilization.... The religious system upon which our culture is based holds that pain, suffering and deprivation are moral and necessary to save one's soul and make one a 'good person.' The crucifixion and scourging of Christ are examples.”
“I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.”
“People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project (Muscle Shoals Dam) nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from the United States than will the People who supply all the material and do all the work. This is the terrible thing about interest.”

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