Yasumasa Morimura Quotes
I planned the exhibition so that it becomes a story where the viewer travels through these islands [of ideas]. Whether the contents of each chapter came first or the artist came first in making the decision was different in each case.
Quotes to Explore
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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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 never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
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Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.
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Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.
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To anybody who says to me, 'I'm in character,' I say, 'You should be in an asylum.' If you don't know that you're pretending, then you should really seek medical help. I don't have patience for that stuff.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.
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Power and speed be hands and feet.
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.
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I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've still got it.'
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I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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I think we made huge positive changes and Thunder Bay is in a better place than it was four years ago.
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I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.
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If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.
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We all know that being able to express deep emotion can literally save a person's life, and suppressing emotion can kill you both spiritually and physically.
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I planned the exhibition so that it becomes a story where the viewer travels through these islands [of ideas]. Whether the contents of each chapter came first or the artist came first in making the decision was different in each case.
