"The viewer becomes aware of himself and of his movement through the plaza. As he moves, the sculpture changes. Contraction and expansion of the sculpture result from the viewer's movement. Step by step the perception not only of the sculpture but of the entire environment changes."

Source : Richard Serra, William Diamond (1985). “In the matter of a public hearing on the "Tilted arc" outdoor sculpture located in front plaza of Jacob Javits Federal Office Building: held at the Ceremonial Room, International Trade Court, One Federal Plaza, New York, New York ... : before: William Diamond, ... [et al.].”

Richard Serra

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“Reason is simply a vast tautology.”

Source : J. M. Coetzee (2016). “The Lives of Animals: The Lives of Animals [Princeton Classics]”, p.25, Princeton University Press
“A good film is always nourishing. It's not about it being hopeful or bleak; it's about how it touches you, how it moves or stirs you.”
“Viewed as a drama, the war is somewhat disappointing.”

Source : c.1915 Comment on World War I. Quoted in Leslie Halliwell Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (1984).
“We make a lot of mistakes for women, and we'll always do it again”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Rock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself.”
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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In worship we meet the power of God and stand in its strengthening.”

"The viewer becomes aware of himself and of his movement through the plaza. As he moves, the sculpture changes. Contraction and expansion of the sculpture result from the viewer's movement. Step by step the perception not only of the sculpture but of the entire environment changes."

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