"When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life."

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Chris Ofili

#College Quotes #Looks Quotes #Want Quotes

“You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.”
“Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. No destructive lies. No ridiculous fears. No debilitating anger.”
“Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.”
“Your problem is you don't understand what that word means. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that's holding you back, the person who brings you to your attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave.”
“Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.”

Source : Sir Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, William Morris (2014). “The Utopia MEGAPACK ®: 20 Classic Utopian and Dystopian Works”, p.31, Wildside Press LLC
“Someone invent a NO LIFE alert so you can push a button and tons of people show up and hang out with you.”
“I'm very awkward when I have time off. I don't know what to do with myself. It's weird not to work.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I'm definitely drawn to things that are new, so something specifically for me would have been fun.”

Source : Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.

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