"We think of color as a thing that weâ€™re receiving. And if you go into one of the Skyspaces, you can see that itâ€™s possible to change the color of the sky. Now, I obviously donâ€™t change the color of the sky, but I changed the context of vision."

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Source : "Roden Crater". Art21 Interview, art21.org.

James Turrell

#Thinking Quotes #Color Quotes #Sky Quotes

“I don't categorize food as bad or a guilty pleasure.”
“I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As I'd learned long ago from Charles Riley, the only victory that counts is the one over yourself.”

Source : Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”
“I will make this world a better place, whether they like it or not. Thatâ€™s the fun of being Queen.”
“I don't have the energy or the mental security to get involved with all that. I think it's a good idea to be able to disappear into the story, so that the first thing the audience sees isn't you, but the part.”
“You listen to the audience. The audience is wrong individually and always right collectively. If they don't laugh, it isn't funny. If they cough, it isn't interesting. If they walk out, you are in trouble.”
“Time can turn a scab into a beauty mark.”
“Men in Government monopolize the necessary use of force; they are not using their energies productively; they are not milking cows. To get butter, they must use guns; they have nothing else to use.”
“Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.”

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