"The way I make art, the way a lot of people make art, is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important."

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Source : Interview by Iggy Pop, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 27, 2010.

Shepard Fairey

#Art Quotes #Communication Quotes #People Quotes

“They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.'”
“The problem with certainty is that it is static; it can do little but endlessly reassert itself. Uncertainty, by contrast, is full of unknowns, possibilities, and risks. (65)”

Source : "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist". Book by Stephen Batchelor, 2010.
“There is something to me very softening in the presence of a woman, some strange influence, even if one is not in love with them, which I cannot at all account for, having no very high opinion of the sex. But yet, I always feel in better humor with myself and every thing else, if there is a woman within ken.”
“Most parents don't worry about a daughter until she fails to show up for breakfast.”
“My goal is to be at the top of my game every night.”
“I don't mind throwing something away. It should be your best or it should be what you want people to hear and something that's good for people.”
“The Rich arrived in pairs And also in Rolls Royces; They talked of their affairs In loud and strident voices... The Poor arrived in Fords, Whose features they resembled; They laughed to see so many Lords And Ladies all assembled. The People in Between Looked underdone and harassed, And our of place and mean, And Horribly embarrassed.”
“People tend to view history as if it were another planet and think the modern world was invented in 1963. I don't agree.”

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