"Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60."

-- Gore Vidal

#Genius Quotes #Literature Quotes #Warhol Quotes

“We inhabit ourselves without valuing ourselves, unable to see that here, now, this very moment is sacred; but once itâ€™s gone â€“ its value is incontestable.”
“I think I have a very clear vision of what I want things to look like.”
“I'm a bit of a deconstructionist myself. It's kind of exciting - the last intellectual thrill left. Like sawing through the branch you're sitting on.”

Source : David Lodge (2011). “The Campus Trilogy: Changing Places; Small World; Nice Work”, p.321, Penguin
“There is no way I would play guitar like a tour de force like I did in Led Zeppelin. John Bonham, phenomenal drummer, young man with his technique, but do you think he would ever have the opportunity to play like that in another band? Of course he hadn't.”
“A few Cobras in your home will soon clear it of Rats and Mice. Of course, you will still have the Cobras.”

Source : "How to Become Extinct". Book by Will Cuppy, 1941.
“Fifty thousand dollars' worth of cabinets isn't going to make you a better cook; cooking is going to make you a better cook. At the end of the day, you can slice a mushroom in about three inches of space, and you can carve a chicken in a foot and a half. So it doesn't matter how big the kitchen is.”
“China and the United States have major influence in international affairs and shoulder important responsibilities in upholding world peace and promoting common development.”
“Our best chance for happiness is education.”

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