"I think I'm passionately allowing myself to be influenced by the things that are around me."

-- Theaster Gates

#Thinking Quotes #Allowing Quotes

“A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.”
“A common denominator among big guys like me who are trying to take care of our health is that we're not getting enough sleep.”
“Facebook: What's on your mind? ..Twitter: What's happening? Myspace: Where did everybody go?”
“Jerry Lumpe looks like the best hitter in the world until you put him in the lineup.”
“You put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection.”
“To be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lost the possibility of being countless other potential selves.. Yet once being born there is no turning back. And I think that's exactly why the fantasy worlds of cartoon movies so strongly represent our hopes and yearnings. They illustrate a world of lost possibilities for us.”
“I get into plenty of trouble. It just doesn't seem to get picked up by the papers.”
“DAYS THAT I'LL REMEMBER is a lovingly assembled and beautifully written collection of conversations, observations, and memories of music, friendship, and days gone by. It's good to be back again with John Lennon, his beloved Yoko Ono, and his trusted chronicler and friend Jonathan Cott.”

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