Kiki Smith Quotes

As a child I prayed that my calling be revealed - but not with expectation and not with a destination. I became an artist because I didn't know what to do and I thought it was really fun to make things.

Kiki Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 18, 1954

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I've always wanted to play a normal woman, and I think I have been offered these parts where I play a kook because I'm not the idea of what a normal woman is.

Jenny Slate

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Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.

Anatole France

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I'm not very charismatic or telegenic. I feel bad for the kids waiting three hours in line for their book to be signed.

Jeff Kinney

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I stay positive, keep positive energy to myself.

Metro Boomin

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I have never met a successful person who talked about failing. The glass is always half full. I don't even like being around negative talkers.

Sir Mix-a-Lot

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I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in trades. It's not a coincidence that youth unemployment is far lower in Germany than the United States because there are paid opportunities for young people to get experience.

Tom Perez

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I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.

Miguel

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The truth is, pro wrestling is such an incredibly vast, incredibly surreal world. There's no telling how many words could be written about the subject - especially when the subject involves WWE.

Mick Foley

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Dealing with Greece's problems will be more difficult if Greece is not a member of the eurozone.

Lucas Papademos

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I want to be the president of Columbia Records, maybe C.E.O. - kind of like L.A. Reid.

Juicy J

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I order food like a normal human being. If I'm out to lunch, I'm going to order three courses like everybody else. I'm not going to feel like some kind of freak.

Lisa Lampanelli

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The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial.

Donella Meadows

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