"I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free."

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Source : "Art beat: Takeshi Kitano takes over Paris" by Takeshi Kitano, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2010.

Takeshi Kitano

#People Quotes #Giving Quotes #Joy Quotes

“The American Cancer Society tried to ruin my research foundation.”
“One has to give minority groups a kind of reward, an emotional reward, that it is worthwhile assimilating to this particular majority group. And if this majority group looks down on itself ... If a minority group is not given some pride in assimilating to the culture of another group then the process is very difficult.”

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“I have to get at least 10 hours of sleep or it's not a good day!”

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“I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.”
“My father is doing a radio program - classical music. He has a beautiful speaking voice and that's his passion in life, his music. My mother lives in Melbourne and is an avid photographer. She's also started writing for a magazine out there and she submits poems, very funny ones, and articles. In some way or other, my family is always doing something with the media.”
“The question 'Why white kids love hip-hop?' forces us immediately to deal with the historical weight of race in America. On the surface people see hip-hop and race as nothing new. I think the ways young white Americans are engaging hip-hop suggest something more.”
“Females in our generation morals are just out the window. Materialistic things aren't life. I'd rather walk in the rain with a man who treats me like a queen than to ride in a Benz with a man who treats me like crap.”
“Our disrespect for thinking: someone sitting in a chair, gazing out of a window blankly, always described as 'doing nothing'.”

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