"I like to play with the conventions around what we expect of paintings historically. But I also like to play with the conventions that you expect from a Kehinde Wiley painting, too."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Play Quotes #Painting Quotes #Conventions Quotes

“Our Lord might be described as the great Physician, Healer, Engineer, Chief Scout, Foreman, Builder, or the like - all showing his pre-eminence in the field concerned, and all pointing attention to his power to deal in the spiritual field with human souls as these mortal counterparts deal in their temporal pursuits.”
“Well, since paradoxes are at hand, let us see how it might be demonstrated that in a finite continuous extension it is not impossible for infinitely many voids to be found.”
“Australia is a lucky country run by second-rate people who share its luck.”

Source : Donald Horne (1981). “Winner take all?”
“The only way a no-legged leopard could hurt you is if it fell out of a tree onto your head.”
“My style is a little quirky. I can't play as fast as most professional jazz players.”
“I want a guy who can clean my gutters and kill my spiders - who's simple yet layered.”
“Faith makes the uplook good, the outlook bright, the inlook favorable, and the future glorious.”
“They will do anything for the worker, except become one.”

Source : Gregory Benford (2010). “Timescape”, p.46, Spectra

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