"There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself; it revolved around words like 'tortured', 'struggle'. 'pain''.. ..I could never see these qualities in paint - I could see them in life and art that illustrates life. But I could not see such conflicts in the materials and I knew that it had to be in the attitude of the painter."

-- Robert Rauschenberg

#Art Quotes #Pain Quotes #Attitude Quotes

“I used to think there was a scientific way to do things. Like a proper way to answer a question or that kind of stuff. It's like, there's not! There's not a method, there's not a science to it.”
“Wrap fish fillets, sliced veggies, and other quick-cooking items inside foil packets with bundles of fresh herbs and throw them directly on the grill; the steam will release the herb's perfume and flavor anything contained inside the pouch.”
“Youâ€™re entering a world of pain.”
“My problem is I'm like a junkie. I want a good movie fix, and I never get that fix.”
“The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. We can never really love anybody with whom we never laugh. Love is in the giver, not the gift.”
“Poets have the gift to speak for others, Vasko Popa had the very rare quality of hearing the others.”
“Peter finds the lost, the left-behind, the abused. Is that not why you are here? Did Peter not save you?”
“Maintain a forgiving attitude!”

Source : Tae Yun Kim (1994). “The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within”

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