Jeff Koons Quotes
Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control.
Quotes to Explore
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I know what to do and I go and execute.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
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But I did an awful lot of work in Hollywood, and in New York for that matter.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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I don't play anymore, because I know I'm not going to be a pro golfer. So there's no reason to golf.
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.
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Santorum is the greatest person on the face of the planet as far as I'm concerned.
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I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.
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It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that's innately feminine about me, and there's also something that's kind of androgynous. I carry myself somewhere in between, and I think my music lends itself to that as well.
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
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Yes, my parents are strict about me having a childhood. I go ice skating and sledding, and swimming in the summer.
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Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.
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I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.
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The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.
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Mostly I work really unconsciously, and I think if the scenes are really well written, which they are, and if I just throw myself into it, I don't really think about it.
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Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control.
