"Fear is the reason for making art. It is a means to freedom."

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Source : "Taking Flight: Inspiration And Techniques To Give Your Creative Spirit Wings". Book by Kelly Rae Roberts, 2008.

Ilya Kabakov

#Art Quotes #Fear Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies.”
“I think teenagers bring a lot of intellectual sophistication. They're wrestling with big questions. It's just that, a lot of times they do that separately from adults.”
“Despite its enormous power and wealth, China's ruling elite remains absolutely petrified that the free flow of information will undermine its political legitimacy, particularly among China's younger generation.”
“February, fill the ***** with what thou dost like.”
“Scientists and artists are the world's noticers. Their job is simply to notice what other people cannot.”
“Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings. Homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, and illiteracy are only a few of the problems that disappear from public view when the human beings contending with them are relegated to cages.”
“Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what we use it for.”

Source : "The joy of text" by Will Self, Lynne Truss, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2008.
“My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.”

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