"I am interested in a political art, that is to say an art of ambiguity, contradiction, uncompleted gestures and uncertain ending - an art (and a politics) in which optimism is kept in check, and nihilism at bay."

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Source : Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, William Kentridge (1998). “William Kentridge”, Societe Des Expositions Des Beaux

William Kentridge

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“The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mindâ€™s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.”
“The more acute the experience, the less articulate its expression.”

Source : Harold Pinter (1977). “Complete works”
“American humor ... is not subtle. It is something that makes you laugh the moment you hear it, you have not to think a scrap.”

Source : Elinor Glyn (2013). “The Essential Elinor Glyn Collection”, p.252, eBookIt.com
“Puzzles are great because they're fun. But really we are drawn to puzzles because they can be solved. We love the idea of being able to put a puzzle together and it being complete: you do it perfectly, step away, and you've completed the job. There's a deep satisfaction from that, and I think we wish for the ability to do that with everything. But emotions just don't work that way, people don't work that way, relationships don't work that way.”
“When you go to work, if your name is on the building, you're rich. If your name is on your desk, you're middle class. And if your name is on your shirt, you're poor.”
“I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going.”
“Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story, but music sometimes, just music itself, can turn into more of a maths problem. I guess everything in life is a math problem, but it can be more about an empirical route to getting the symmetry that you want, and this vibe, sonically.”
“The gratitude you receive from others is a reflection of your genius.”

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