"In a cement park across the street is this giant sculpture. It is a giant umbrella frame lying on its side. It's green. Stand under it, during a rainstorm, you'll still get wet - that's why it's art."

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Source : Peter Hedges (1999). “What's Eating Gilbert Grape”, p.158, Simon and Schuster

Peter Hedges

#Art Quotes #Lying Quotes #Sculpture Quotes

“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.”
“Any ***** can chase a skirt, art takes discipline.”
“I have not been able to give a concrete answer to the question of how the nations of Asia can create their own unique liberal arts traditions that are not simply the importation of a Western model. The question is a critical one and the answer must come from Asian universities themselves.”
“Economics is a very difficult subject. I've compared it to trying to learn how to repair a car when the engine is running.”

Source : Interview with Arthur J. Rolnick, www.minneapolisfed.org. June 1, 2004.
“The heart with letters on it shining like a light bulb through the trim hole painted in the chest, art history.”
“We were just killing time, we were young and restless, and needed to unwind. There ain't nothing that lasts forever, forever.”
“Influence is exerted by every human being from the hour of birth to that of death.”
“I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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