"The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep."

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Source : Catherine Duncan, Paul Strand, Aperture Foundation (1994). “Paul Strand: the world on my doorstep : an intimate portrait”

Paul Strand

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“They want politics and think it will save them. At best, it gives direction to their numbed desires. But there is no politics but the manipulation of power through language. Thus the latterâ€™s constant debasement.”

Source : Gilbert Sorrentino (1973). “Splendide-Hotel: Meditation on Rimbaud”, p.17, New Directions Publishing
“The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests.”
“Culture has become one of the last elements of our identity. We have to act in favor of cultural diversity abroad as well as at home, we need strong cultural diplomacy but we have to create it.”
“I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.”
“I can't give money away to buy listeners. I can't pay listeners off with phones or food stamps or anything. I can't come by my audience by buying it.”
“Willpower is not some mythical force that we either have or don't have. Willpower is our decision to use higher mind thinking instead of lazing around in the clutches of our primal mind.”
“I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol.”
“When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?”

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