"That's what I mean by something grips in a canvas. The moment that happens you are then sucked into the whole thing. Like some kind of rhythm."

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Source : "Transcript of a public forum at Boston university', conducted by Joseph Ablow 1966". "Abstract Expressionism Creators and Critics" by Clifford Ross, p. 67, 1990.

Philip Guston

#Mean Quotes #Kind Quotes #Canvas Quotes

“Tree of Liberty: A tree set up by the people, hung with flags and devices, and crowned with a cap of liberty. The Americans of the United States planted poplars and other trees during the war of independence, "as symbols of growing freedom." The Jacobins in Paris planted their first tree of liberty in 1790. The symbols used in France to decorate their trees of liberty were tricoloured ribbons, circles to indicate unity, triangles to signify equality, and a cap of liberty. Trees of liberty were planted by the Italians in the revolution of 1848.”
“Traditional doctors say I'm a mystic. I don't deny it.”
“Prayer is the means by which men communicate with God. Revelation is the means by which God communicates with men.”

Source : Marion G. Romney (1971). “Look to God and live: discourses of Marion G. Romney”
“I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing.”
“...the greatest tyrants over women are women.”
“Music has changed a lot over the past few years so I believe it's necessary to adjust in order to make music the fans want to hear. If I need to release single after single instead of releasing the album, that is what I will do to reacquaint fans with who I am as an artist now.”

Source : Source: www.parlemag.com
“I'm not really the nurturer type.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“One day I'll be able to relax a bit, and try and become a good composer.”

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