"What do you think an artist is An imbecile who has only his eyes if he is a painter, or his ears if he is a musician, or a lyre at every level of his heart if he is a poet, or, if he is merely a boxer, only his muscle On the contrary, he is at the same time a political being, constantly alert to the heartrending, burning, or happy events in the world, molding himself in their likeness."

-- Pablo Picasso

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“Whenever I give a talk about my work I am invariably asked who my influences are.Â Not what my influences are, but who.. As if the gutter, misunderstandings, memories, sex, dreams, and books matter less than forebears do.Â After all, in terms of influences, it is as much the guy who mugged me on Tenth Street, or my beloved dog who passed away much too early, as it was Giotto or Diane Arbus.”

Source : Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Robert Gober, Cynthia Burlingham, Dave Hickey, Tullis Johnson (2009). “Heat waves in a swamp: the paintings of Charles Burchfield”, Prestel Pub
“All women are feminists. Being a feminist is allowing woman to be natural, for what she is, whatever it is. All of us can be natural and we're all feminists in that sense.”
“Man can only be what he sees himself to be, and only attain what he sees himself attaining.”
“Just think of something that would be "wonderful" if it were only "possible". Then set out to make it possible.”
“We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and purity.”

Source : Flora Thompson (1986). “The Peverel Papers: A Yearbook of the Countryside”, David & Charles
“It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.”
“Around the middle of last year I started listening to a lot of rap, like Nicki Minaj and Drake. They all sing about such opulence, stuff that just didn't relate to me-or anyone that I knew. I began thinking, 'How are we listening to this? It's completely irrelevant'.”

Source : "Discovery: Lorde". Interview with Olivia Fleming, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 14, 2013.
“That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree.”

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