"I have been painting models with black and brown skin only for the past years. So, I did already have this experience, this is how I have come to the paintings I do now."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Past Quotes #Years Quotes #Black Quotes

“I'm moved by contraries, by opposites, the strength that was my mother's eyes, the beauty of my father's hands.”

Source : Judith Jamison (1993). “Dancing Spirit: An Autobiography”, Doubleday Books
“I use a laptop more as a tool, as sort of the central artery. Everything goes through the digital audio card of my computer, but if I had my druthers I'd do everything in dedicated hardware.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.”
“An anarchist is someone who doesn't need a cop to make him behave. Anarchism is voluntary cooperation with the right of secession. The individual or the family or the small group as a unit instead of the State.”
“Such is the strength of the burden of habit. Here I have the power to be but do not wish it. There I wish to be but lacks the power. On both grounds, I'm in misery.”
“My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers; if they don't they're weeds.”
“The notion of following your passion is worth indulging. Your passion is your source of power. To live really a full life, you need to follow where it leads...in defiance of all things conventional perhaps. And of course it has its price. You have to know that going in. But the price you pay, in my opinion, is not worth the time of day to think about. It is so important not to knee pad around the world. You should never bow down to anything but those you love and respect. Ever for anything.”
“Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.”

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