James Turrell Quotes

Art history is littered with work that involves light.

James Turrell

Recitation: by Male by Female

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WorkHistoryArtLightArt History

In South Africa, we drive on the left-hand side, and most of the cars are standard, so I learned with a full-gear transmission with a clutch and hill starts. I've never driven an automatic until I came to Canada.

Jodi Balfour

DriveCanadaHillAfricaNeverSide

When you grow up in Atlanta, joining Lynyrd Skynyrd is like joining the Rolling Stones.

Johnny Colt

GrowYouAtlantaGrow UpUpRolling

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

Robert Frost

SocietyPointSanityCivilizedWhich

Inspiration for my 'Nerdy Nummies' videos comes from all over. Many of the ideas originate from the games, comics or movies I'm excited about. My family is really creative as well and are constantly sending me their thoughts.

Rosanna Pansino

FamilyCreativeMeIdeasThoughts

Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops.

Marty Meehan

ThinkAmericanOkayAttackPercent

I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.

Mike Birbiglia

FeelPassionateWatchingEveryone

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

Michael Jordan

LoveGamePlayGreyOldAble

I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.

Mitch Hedberg

MeLiftWaySawLiteralOnce

At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the notion of the painting as an object and tended to attack that idea from different directions.

Jasper Johns

WorkPaintingColorEarlyFirst

Film is the most liberal of arts and, at the same time, it can be a very conservative art. Money that is involved in filmmaking is distributed mostly to men, thus creating a celluloid ceiling for women.

Jasmila Zbanic

WomenTimeArtMoneyMenFilmmaking

We donate a lot of food to rescue organizations.

Dick Van Patten

FoodRescueLotOrganizationsDonate

People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.

Diego Costa

ChangePeopleMeThinkingImportant

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