"I'm not a political artist in any way, but if an idea takes me somewhere or something is emotionally impactful, I find a way to make a painting that encapsulates it."

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Idris Khan

#Artist Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Political Quotes

“There's no such thing as a foreseeable future.”
“Victory is a thing of the will.”

Source : "The Guns of August". Book by Barbara Tuchman, 1962.
“Hockey,' mused Marcus. 'The sport of kings.”
“Imaginary evils soon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them; as he who in a melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall or the wainscot can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with what he fancied.”
“Books are like people. Some look deceptively attractive from a distance, some deceptively unappealing; some are easy company, some demand hard work that isnâ€™t guaranteed to pay off. Some become friends and say friends for life. Some change in our absence - or perhaps it is we who change in theirs - and we meet up again only to find that we donâ€™t get along any more.”
“All one’s feeling goes into practicing exercises, many of which are set to music. Therefore, somehow dancing with boyfriends doesn’t attract me.”
“I admire the strength and courage of all young people faced with difficult situations in life. You are an inspiration to me and so many people around you, as you overcome challenges and come out of it stronger.”
“The greatest danger we face is not any particular kind of thought. The greatest danger we face is absence of thought.”

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