Theaster Gates Quotes

If we imagine that the only right that we have is to make commodifiable objects, then we limit our practice, and we limit the great potential for an understanding between collectors, curators and galleries.

Theaster Gates

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A good designer has technical knowledge - don't treat her like someone who's there to decide whether something should be pink or orange.

Jeffrey Zeldman

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Every mother wishes the best for her children.

Andrea Navedo

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For me, being a part of the halcyon days of Pride Fighting Championships and then watching the explosion of the UFC following the 'Ultimate Fighter,' I've been fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.

Mauro Ranallo

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I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.

Anita Desai

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I was reading a lot of Jacques Derrida at the time, writing 'Beth.' He actually talked about zombies.

Jeff Baena

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My favorite music is '80s music which drives people around me crazy. I really love it.

Michael Buble

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People call me wild. Not really though, I'm not. I guess I've never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I'm country.

Johnny Cash

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That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and wants to look elsewhere.

Stephen Rea

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My mum and dad had creative jobs, but our family was a working family - so there wasn't an option of, 'Oh, when you're older, you're not going to have to work.'

Stella McCartney

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I don't generally talk about medical terms when I discuss my position as a disabled person. I take a social rather than medical approach to disability, and so long Latin names for congenital conditions are not relevant.

Stella Young

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Many kids who are bullied feel helpless. Sometimes, they think the only thing they can do is hope the problem will go away. But there are things you can do to get some control in the situation and it starts with developing a strategy and a support system.

Rosalind Wiseman

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It seems to me self-evident that if you have a life, things happen in it, and certain things do change; certain things end. People you know die.

Jonathan Franzen

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