"Art comes after the fact, as a witness to certain things that have happened."

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Source : Interview withMax Blagg, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 24, 2008.

Raymond Pettibon

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“I really believe that I am the first and only artist to throw not just the 'subject' out of my paintings, but every 'object' as well.”
“Complaining is the absolute worst possible thing you could do for your health or your wealth. The worst!”
“Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is ingratitude.”

Source : Ronald Blythe (1984). “Characters & Their Landscapes”, Harvest Books
“That piecemeal peace is poor peace. What pure peace allows Alarms of wars, the daunting wars, the death of it?”
“Okay, everyone, now inhale... and then dehale!”
“Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.”
“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life.”
“I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.”

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