Jeff Koons Quotes
I always like to believe that my work is about the expansion of the possibilities of the viewer. So if you have a sense of a heightened situation where there's an excitement, a physical excitement and an intellectual stimulation, there's just this sense of expansion. Because that's where the art happens. Inside the viewer.
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I know what it takes, and you have to fight for yourself and what you believe in.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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The beauty of soaps is that it takes a village to make it work, and you get to work with really hardworking people.
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I found that I need to work, and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't taken the time off.
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Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me together, who were there when I was struggling with it all. They were walking the same tightrope in many ways, because if you do speak up, your days are numbered.
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I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.
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This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.
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Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
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I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.
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There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books.
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My scientific work is much more practically minded - to change something, to effect something. And the music I do is much more soft power, about changing minds.
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Whenever you have taken up work in hand, you must see it to the finish. That is the ultimate secret of success. Never, never, never give up!
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I am happy with the response I am receiving for 'Kaabil.' Audiences' love is what we work for, after all.
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People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.
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I work with Sally and I can see Sally doing that. She is very aggressive. Very fun loving and charming... and pushy in a very competitive way and a very healthy way and a very good actress.
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'The Stand' came out in May of '94 and was seen by 60 million people a night for four nights, and then two months later, 'Forrest Gump' opened. So within a very short time, I went from being depressed about not getting any work to being in two of the most popular shows of the year.
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If the Planning Commission said those who live above Rs 5,000 a month are not at poverty line, obviously there is something wrong with the definition of poverty in this country. How can anybody live at Rs 5,000?
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Dire Straits is a great band. Someone tells you they like 'Brothers in Arms' and immediately you know they're a stupid annoying git.
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I never felt like I wanted to have kids until I could be home and be a daddy, and those are the things that I didn't have.
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We've all seen the media endlessly focus on the personal lives of celebrities. Most of it is gossip and tabloid fodder.
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Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story.
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I always like to believe that my work is about the expansion of the possibilities of the viewer. So if you have a sense of a heightened situation where there's an excitement, a physical excitement and an intellectual stimulation, there's just this sense of expansion. Because that's where the art happens. Inside the viewer.
