"I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them."

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Source : Jean Michel Basquiat, Rudy Chiappini (2005). “Basquiat”, Museo D'Arte Moderna Citta Di Lugano

Jean-Michel Basquiat

#Want Quotes #Facts Quotes #Crosses Quotes

“I know that things get worse before they get better because thatâ€™s what my psychiatrist says, but this is a worse that feels too big.”
“I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.”

Source : "Talk Asia" with Stan Grant, www.cnn.com. July 2, 2005.
“I write, I write, I always write.”
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
“Women have to make a living. We don't live in a wealthy world where we even have a choice. We're losing our choice of whether or not we need to work. If we want to work, we obviously should work and have that choice, but a lot of women can't even get to the word "want." They need to work. And it's great to see women who needed to work and found a way to become a firefighter or a steel worker. That, to me, is very exciting.”
“I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line.”
“The ingredients that made this country, you know, the miracle of the world - I mean we had a seven for one improvement in the average American standard of living in the 20th century.”
“Things involved with a computer fill me with a childlike terror. Now, if it were a nice ogre or some such I'd be more in my element.”

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