"I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand."

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Source : Interview with Kiki Smith, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2012.

Jenny Holzer

#Art Quotes #People Quotes #Language Quotes

“After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of 'spirit fingers' to chase our cares and woes into somebody else's backyard.”
“Muslim delegates concerned about rights in Palestine could have brought their enthusiasm closer to home by addressing the fate of black Christians being slaughtered and enslaved in the Sudan.”
“In any group there is more or less tension between people, and there are complicities and affinities.”
“It's as simple as something that nobody knows.”

Source : Song: Bubble Toes, Album: Brushfire Fairytales
“I think about the kinds of gardens that Queen Elizabeth put up. She made gardens in the shape of an "E," for Elizabeth, just one more way in which she used symbolism to solidify her reign: appearing as the Virgin Queen, for example, or wearing a dress embroidered with eyes and ears to indicate that she knew all that was going on in her castle; she had spies.”
“The person who has a sense of humor is not just more relaxed in the face of a potentially stressful situation, but is more flexible in his approach.”

Source : John Morreall (1983). “Taking Laughter Seriously”, p.108, SUNY Press
“Fans of the 'Inbetweeners' like the show because it is about four normal people, average guys or lower than average losers.”
“Music and the music business are two different things.”

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