"Galleries in the West have probably been looking for exoticism. That's the reason my paintings initially sold well, I think. And then once they started selling, people said my works were very detailed. They may have represented something Japanese to them."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Takashi Murakami

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #West Quotes

“Politicians, it's in their job description to just lie, every day.”
“He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.”
“Envy honors the dead in order to insult the living.”
“We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.”
“Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards.”
“Time magazine has selected their person of the year. Guess what, it's President-elect Barack Obama. Yeah, ironically, Ebony magazine announced their person of the year, and it's Ed Begley Jr.”
“A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy”
“If you think with enough energy about a hoped-for event, it will in the end happen. Not because you willed it. Because it was all the time in your nature.”

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