Anselm Kiefer Quotes

I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn't what I was after at all.

Anselm Kiefer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: March 8, 1945

Topics

LifeAgeSpiritualAmazingBicycle

There's the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that's what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place.

John Darnielle

ArtChallengeValuePeopleThink

No matter how widely spread out the films are, how different, you still are you.

Ang Lee

YouMatterOutSpreadDifferentHow

From a relatively early age I got interested in business.

Steve Case

BusinessAgeEarlyGotInterested

I often say that it's only people who have their skin in the business who'll work towards its success.

Subhash Chandra

WorkSuccessBusinessPeopleSkin

I had a studio visitor ask me when a piece was complete, and afterward, I realized I was kind of annoyed by the question. I wrote down to myself, 'Nothing's ever finished' as an operating value.

Martine Syms

MyselfValueMeDownKindNothing

I'm the bullheaded type, and I really don't give up if I fall in love.

Mira Nair

LoveFallUpGiveTypeReally

Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.

Desmond Dekker

BetterEnoughLongYouWillOut

I think you could split my fans up just like any other guy's fans. Some of them are cool, and some of them are obnoxious. But it's the variety that makes it great.

CM Punk

GreatCoolThinkYouUpFans

I love being outdoors, playing beach tennis, going for runs in the sand, or doing a three-hour hike with my best girlfriend, Mieko.

AnnaLynne McCord

LoveBestBeachOutdoorsDoingSand

ADCOLOR is an incredible organization that not only empowers people from all backgrounds to rise up but also to give back.

Wilson Cruz

PeopleOrganizationBackRiseUp

I get irritated by the term 'African writer', because it doesn't mean anything to me.

Petina Gappah

MeMeanAnythingBecauseGetWriter

I love 'The Sportswriter' by Richard Ford. Ford really captures for me the bittersweetness of the quietly suffering American man. It's stoic, sad, and really beautiful.

Mark Ruffalo

LoveSadBeautifulManSufferingMe

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