Dan Graham Quotes
A spatial, temporal work had only to be exhibited in a gallery and then written about and reproduced as a photograph in an art magazine. Then this record of the no longer extant installation, along with accretions of information after the fact, became the basis for its fame, and to a large extent its economic value.
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Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.
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I'm a competitive person by nature, and I have been in competitive companies, and I love to compete - joining a company where, certainly, there is a real fire in the belly to compete and bring that energy is something I look forward to.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.
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A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.
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Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.
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Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is... the highway to success.
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Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.
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Great writing can be done in biography, history, art.
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I would categorize Die Antwoord as pop music: extreme, futuristic pop music.
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It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
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I try to come to Asia twice a year. I also go to Europe - to London as well as to France to see my family - four or five times a year.
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I am not a person who pursues luxury. I am not like those people who, once they have money, compulsively squander it or show it off.
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As for what I listen to after writing, it could be anything - but I've noticed that if the current book contains music from one tradition, it is music from another tradition that most relaxes me.
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Πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίαςμήτηρ, γυνὴ σωτῆρος.
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I've always thought that gaming and YouTube and the web is a very post-punk extravaganza.
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I'm blessed to have a family that always supported me being me.
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I believe in the power of great art to transcend geographical boundaries, political differences and even the restrictions of time.
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A spatial, temporal work had only to be exhibited in a gallery and then written about and reproduced as a photograph in an art magazine. Then this record of the no longer extant installation, along with accretions of information after the fact, became the basis for its fame, and to a large extent its economic value.
