"Whenever I give a talk about my work I am invariably asked who my influences are.Â Not what my influences are, but who.. As if the gutter, misunderstandings, memories, sex, dreams, and books matter less than forebears do.Â After all, in terms of influences, it is as much the guy who mugged me on Tenth Street, or my beloved dog who passed away much too early, as it was Giotto or Diane Arbus."

Source : Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Robert Gober, Cynthia Burlingham, Dave Hickey, Tullis Johnson (2009). “Heat waves in a swamp: the paintings of Charles Burchfield”, Prestel Pub

Robert Gober

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“We wanted the best, but it turned out as always”

Source : "Viktor Chernomyrdin obituary" by Jonathan Steele, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2010.
“Nothing will be resolved here. Nothing is ever resolved without war. It is the way of the universe.”

Source : Marianne Curley (2012). “The Key”, p.15, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Unfortunately our children today seem to spend less and less time with their overworked parents, and so they draw more information about the world from the images on movie and TV screens. The true power of the media is the ability to redefine reality, to alter our expectations about what constitutes normal life. TV and the movies have abused that power by advancing the notion that wholesome, ordinary happiness is impossible.”
“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.”
“I don't view myself as any kind of celebrity, but we as people are called to do those things and I am just lucky I have a microphone and can reach more people sometimes.”
“Reflection doesn't take anything away from decisiveness, from being a person of action. In fact, it generates the inner toughness that you need to be an effective person of action - to be a leader.”
“Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.”

Source : "The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm".
“News is what someone wants suppressed. Everything else is advertising.”

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