"I considered people who didn't like my work to be in some way defective, deficient, lacking a sense of humor, and not understanding what was really going on."

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Source : Interview with Jonathan Goldstein, believermag.com. March 1, 2013.

#People Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Way Quotes

“I take seriously the idea that we are African Apes who (at least for the moment) dominate the planet, but our psychology is pretty much what it was when we were living in small groups on the savanna.”
“The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.”
“Every endeavor should be used to weaken and destroy all those institutions relating to corporations, apprenticeships, &c, which cause the labours of agriculture to be worse paid than the labours of trade and manufactures.”
“Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?”
“There are choices you have to make not just once”

Source : Luis J. Rodriguez (2005). “Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.”, p.132, Simon and Schuster
“If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing.”
“If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: don't be intimidated by other peoples' opinions.”
“The most fruitful and worthwhile thing I have ever done has been to teach.”

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