"Self-censorship happens not only in China, or Iran or ex-Soviet places. It can happen anywhere. If an artist penetrates a certain taboo or a certain power through their work, he or she will face this problem. I'm always saying that commercial censorship is our foremost censorship globally today. Why do we still pretend we are free?"

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Xiaolu Guo

#Artist Quotes #Today Quotes #Censorship Quotes

“Your primary purpose is to be here fully, and to be total in whatever you do so that the preciousness of the present moment does not become reduced to a means to an end. And there you have your life purpose. That's the very foundation of your life.”
“Factory farming is terrible for the environmentâ€”not to mention that it's gross. The best thing you can do, if you think about it, is to become a vegetarian and just spread the word. The world would change for the better for animals, humans, and the planet if everyone took that step.”
“I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.”
“I'm glad my name stands for the principle that everyone has the right to force the government to justify his imprisonment.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.”

Source : Nikolai Gogol (2011). “Dead Souls: A Novel”, p.174, Vintage
“Add a task to a busy person's plate, and it will get done in short order. Add a task to the plate of someone with nothing to do, and it will never get done.”
“God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil ... and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.”
“One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.”

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