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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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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The media's job is to question a premise.
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Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.
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I remember, growing up as a kid, history class was very washed-over. They didn't really get into the gritty bits of slavery. It's a very, very small section in the history books. It's not something they really touch on directly with American curriculums.
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My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about different incidents. Just my feelings about quite a few people. Attitudes. My thoughts about the universe and simple things like that.
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The only thing God is building in this world is his church.
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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.