Sigmar Polke Quotes
People expect things from art that are horrible for us who make it! They put the things we make in these restrictive places called 'museums,' then don't want to hear another word from us.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.
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I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.
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I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in a very short period of time.
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I have all of these lives that I want the music to live, but at the end of the day, it's out there.
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I can't cook to save my life.
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I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
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Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.
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Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
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If I had to model clothes in a time period other than the 21st century, I think I'd like to model way back when they just wore skin loincloths. That would be best suited for me - better than corsets. I'm quite claustrophobic.
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As U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico has paid their part.
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I think that dwelling on other people's perception of you is the road to complete madness, unfortunately. I try and resist that.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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I have done the company lifestyle for 16 years, and ballet has changed.
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Capri on the Amalfi Coast in Italy is my ultimate holiday destination.
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So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog.
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There are three things that people pick up on the instant they walk into your home on Thanksgiving. They will be able to feel the human energy. They'll smell the food. And they will see, instantly, the table.
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Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.
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I celebrated success in the art world, which was quite sudden, and I suddenly had $1,000 a month, when formerly I had nothing, basically. So what we did with this money: we had a baby, we bought a car, and we celebrated by going to Rome, because it would be warmer and better looking.
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I made my share of mistakes. People can look at that as what not to do, and if they choose to make fun of it, that's fine. I can't control that. All I know is that I can control myself. And at that point in my life, I wasn't even able to do that.
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People expect things from art that are horrible for us who make it! They put the things we make in these restrictive places called 'museums,' then don't want to hear another word from us.
