"The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind."

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Source : "The artist was here". The Economist Interview, www.economist.com. September 15, 2010.

Marina Abramovic

#Artist Quotes #Giving Quotes #Mind Quotes

“If we lose our wilderness , we have nothing left, in my opinion, worth fighting for; or to be more exact, a completely industrialized United States is of no consequence to me.”
“Talent counts for much, but effort counts for more.”

Source : Carter Ratcliff (1982). “John Singer Sargent”, Abbeville Pr
“I think my films are always quite self-reflexive and always question 'why am I doing this, is this the right way to do it, what is cinema for, does it have a purpose?”
“[My job is] a very high trapeze act, frequently with no net.”
“Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the difference between night and day, the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of the devil.”
“At the cross, the worst about us-our sins-was laid upon Christ, and the best about Him-His righteousness-was laid upon us.”
“[On John Cleese:] He sometimes seems to swat at his own thoughts as if they were bees.”
“You notice that all the minorities are going to be voting for Barack Obama because he's a minority. He's going to be their hero; he's going to be their white knight if you will, or in this case black knight.”

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