"Painting is consequently an almost blind, desperate effort, like that of a person abandoned, helpless, in totally incomprehensible surroundings."

-- Gerhard Richter

#Effort Quotes #Painting Quotes #Blind Quotes

“God alone is true; God alone is great; alone is God.”
“Jenson Button is in the top ten, in eleventh position.”
“I feel like if you're a really good human being, you can try to find something beautiful in every single person, no matter what.”
“Somebody who knows all about how to make the record, or how to make records, they know how to work the EQ and they know how to work the stuff, but they don't know what I want it to sound like. So it's just easier for me to do it myself.”
“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”
“Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.”
“When I mention somebody, that doesn't necessarily mean that I identify with him, personally or poetically. I'm extremely happy when I encounter poets who are different than I am. The ones who have their own distinct poetics provide me with the greatest experiences.”
“I always disagreed with the separation of the name and the brand and the person To build on that name and brand is one thing. To divorce the name and the brand from the person was not an approach that I agreed with.”

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