"I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn't what I was after at all."

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Source : "A life in art: Anselm Kiefer" by Nicholas Wroe, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2011.

Anselm Kiefer

#Spiritual Quotes #Age Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“That's why I really don't play cards or gamble. Because I'd crack.”
“We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.”
“Paul Scholes. The best! Great player, person, friend!”
“There are no 'ifs' in God's Kingdom. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don't let me go mad by poking about outside it.”
“There are so many people around the world in need of high-quality education and really starving for education.”
“Science is a way of life which can only flourish when men are free to have faith.”
“The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects: They can show properties of Newtonian objects and also infinite fields of consciousness.”
“My parents didn't play golf.”

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