Walead Beshty Quotes
I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.Walead Beshty
Quotes to Explore
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The world is always in movement.
V. S. Naipaul -
If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
Nancy Lopez -
The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
Haile Selassie -
I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
Katee Sackhoff -
I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
Paloma Picasso -
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
Hannah Kent
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
Yoko Ono -
The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
Ralph Nader -
I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
Ingrid Betancourt -
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
Walter Scott -
I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
Gary Carr -
We who curate our Twitter feeds and Facebook walls understand that at least part of what we're doing publicly, 'like'-ing what we like, is trying to separate ourselves from the herd.
Garth Risk Hallberg
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I've been in a room in Silicon Valley where on the wall they have 160 industries they think blockchain can disrupt. We picked six of them to focus on.
Patrick M. Byrne -
I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
Walid Muallem -
I started at an agency called Intertalent. You copy scripts, you pick up people's dry cleaning, you take their dogs to the vet, you deliver packages, you do whatever they want you to do.
Patrick Whitesell -
The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.
Sam Donaldson -
'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
C. S. Lewis -
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
Patrick Wang
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I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
Peter Jennings -
I don't think I've made my favorite film yet. But I loved 'Bamboozled.' 'Bamboozled' to me is off the chain. It's definitely in the ranking. I loved 'Bamboozled.'
Jada Pinkett Smith -
As the planet warms, evolution speeds. We've known this for a long time.
John Jeremiah Sullivan -
Also, there are seats in the diner that always fall off the table. If you have a scene where you're packing up at the end of the day and putting them on the table, they just slide off.
Dannii Minogue -
I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and just concentrate on the work.
Anna Silk -
I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.
Walead Beshty