"I like living, breathing better than working...my art is that of living. Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral, it's a sort of constant euphoria."

-- Marcel Duchamp

#Art Quotes #Breathing Quotes #Euphoria Quotes

“Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it, But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others - yes, and a lot less dangerous.”
“I wished that my job was baking muffins in a muffin shop, where all I'd have to do was crack eggs and measure flour and make change, and nobody could abuse me, and where they'd even expect me to be fat. Every flab roll and cellulite crinkle would serve as testimony to the excellence of my baked goods”
“I worry about my nan. If she's alone and falls, does she make a noise? I'm joking, she's dead.”
“The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than murder...”
“Information is power. If you have information about the whole planet you have power over the whole planet. By knowing what people do in Germany they, of course, have power over them.”
“Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it.”
“Whatever God does, the first outburst is always compassion.”
“In high school, I had fun in my academic clubs, watching movies with my girlfriends, learning Latin, having long, protracted, unrequited crushes on older guys who didnâ€™t know me, and yes, hanging out with my family. I liked hanging out with my family! Later, when youâ€™re grown up, you realize you never get to hang out with your family. You pretty much have only eighteen years to spend with them full time, and thatâ€™s it.”

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