David Shields Quotes

Your art is most alive and dangerous when you use it against yourself. That's why I pick at my scabs.

David Shields

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Art

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If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran?

Zbigniew Brzezinski
- Why
- Earth
- Iran
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Saint Augustine
- Art
- Empty
- Thou Art
My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play drums. And if I'm not going to play drums, I'm going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.

Gary Clark Jr.
- Music
- Mom
- Guitar
Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso
- Art
- Sun
- Yellow
It's double talk and double standards. It's like, be honest, but don't be too honest. Look fresh-faced and young, but don't tell us how you got there. God forbid you have plastic surgery, even though we're telling you, 'Oh, you look old.' Be a career woman, but also, why aren't you having kids? Are you some kind of cold shrew?

Rachel Bloom
- God
- Why
- Kids
I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table.

Fab Five Freddy
- Music
- Art
- Table