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.

Sigmar Polke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: February 13, 1941 - June 10, 2010

Topics

ArtPeopleWantPlacesMuseumsUs

I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.

Robert Mondavi

YouSayDrinkCriticsConsumers

I wanted it to be like a high quality, drive-in movie.

Rob Zombie

QualityHighLikeDrive-InMovie

If you train too much, it can rule your life, and I don't think that's healthy - for men or women.

Luke Evans

LifeWomenMenThinkYouTrain

I've never seen Madonna. I just grew up listening to her music - I want to see her.

Juicy J

MusicListeningWantNeverSeeUp

Within a life that seems uncomfortably scripted by family and community pressures, hyper-religiosity can provide a way to break with parental expectations and flee from parental control.

Deeyah Khan

LifeFamilyCommunityControlWay

What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?

Donald Fagen

YouSomethingTransformWorthwhile

Maybe, as a Chinese woman, I was never told I would be a filmmaker, so I didn't have the ego set up.

Chloe Zhao

WomanEgoNeverUpFilmmakerWould

I don't like Hollywood. I don't like what it represents. I think that Hollywood is great if you're an actor, actress, established. But for reality people or what people perceive as reality, it's tough. People are constantly discrediting everything you put on camera.

Brody Jenner

GreatPeopleToughThinkReality

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

SeaBeachLieWaitingGiftReward

I just write the sort of book that I would enjoy reading myself, a book that is both scholarly and recreates the experience of people at that time.

Antony Beevor

TimeMyselfExperiencePeopleBook

When I first got into the entertainment industry, I would always watch Rihanna and all those people, so I was like, 'Ooh, I have to be this.' So my mom was like, 'Just be yourself.'

Willow Smith

YourselfPeopleMomBe YourselfJust

I feel that the year ahead for me will be full of two of my favorite things: dance and acting.

William Kempe

DanceMeFeelYearActingAhead

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