"It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege."

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Louise Bourgeois

#Artist Quotes #Privilege Quotes #Torment Quotes

“I feel that's the richest gift that's ever been given to me: I get to do what I love. And it's a really brutal business, and no matter how successful you are you hear "No" more than "Yes."”
“In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don't have control over that as a cricketer.”
“Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.”
“I did other stuff before then, but I was sexually active at 20. I'm glad I waited for the right person, because you look back and you go, 'That girl was batsâ€“ crazy. I'm glad I didn't go there.'”
“The ring of a false coin is not more recognizable than that of a rhyme setting forth a false sorrow.”
“In a certain way working in animation has become very democratic because now anyone with the right technology can at least prepare a project from home in order to attract investors. Some people can even set up a small home studio and start working.”
“...I'm a modern mountebank - I believe in Physiognomy - after all, we are in control of our face - it's the map of where we've been...”
“Reason and reality are the only means to just laws; mindless wishes, if given sovereignty, become deadly masters.”

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