"I don't think that my work is actually effectively dealing with history. I think of my work as subsumed by history or consumed by history."

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Kara Walker

#Thinking Quotes

“Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.”
“I see a trend here where the President seems to think his job is to count votes and then try to make a deal That's what we in legislatures do. Mr. Obama's job is to travel the country, fight for the values that he cares about.”
“Every minute a chance to change the worldâ€¦”
“Then strong, warm arms wrapped around me from behind. "I've got you," Tod whispered in my ear.”
“The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.”
“I donâ€™t know whatâ€™s the matter with me, why Iâ€™m so adept at distance, why I feel so remote from things, why life feels like a rumor.”
“Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.”

Source : "What's So Great About America". Book by Dinesh D'Souza. Chapter 6: "America the Beautiful", 2002.
“I don't want to put out something I'm not psyched on just because I finished it. That's the stupidest reason to do something, really. I want it to be up to my standards. I don't want to put out something I wouldn't listen to.”

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