"One doesn't make art for other people, even though I am very concerned with the viewer"

-- Anish Kapoor

#Art Quotes #People Quotes #Concerned Quotes

“I intend to judge things for myself; to judge wrongly, I think, is more honorable than not to judge at all.”
“Some moments can only be cured with a big squishy grandma hug.”
“I believe one day the distance between myself and God will / disappear.”

Source : Franz Wright (2009). “Walking to Martha's Vineyard”, p.30, Knopf
“The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.”
“Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany.”
“For you to be successful and provide your employees with the necessary tools for success, you and your boss must work together - no matter what.”
“When 1:45 came, half the class left, and Danny Hupfer whispered, "If she gives you a cream puff after we leave, I'm going to kill you" - which was not something that someone headed off to prepare for his bar mitzvah should be thinking. When 1:55 came and the other half of the class left, Meryl Lee whispered, "If she gives you one after we leave, I'm going to do Number 408 to you." I didn't remember what Number 408 was, but it was probably pretty close to what Danny Hupfer had promised. Even Mai Thi looked at me with narrowed eyes and said, "I know your home." Which sounded pretty ominous.”
“When you prohibit failure, you kill innovation.”

Source : "The way we think about charity is dead wrong". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2013.

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