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Manny Farber Quotes

A peculiar fact about termite-tapeworm-fungus-moss art is that it goes always forward, eating its own boundaries, and, likely as not, leaves nothing in its path other than the signs of eager, industrious, unkempt activity.

Manny Farber

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 20, 1917 - August 18, 2008

Topics

Path Art Eating Forward Nothing Own

I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs I've written that you never hear.

John Fogerty

Work Good Work Hard You Bad Never

You've got Americans who are making Amazon and Facebook and Twitter. That level of American needs to run future government.

Megan Smith

Future Government American You Run

I am an actor. I love acting, and I absolutely love what I do, but I don't want it to be every waking hour.

Maxine Peake

Love I Am Acting Want Actor Hour

I've realized you can use a fork as a spoon if you use it rapidly enough.

John Mayer

Enough You Spoon Fork Realized Use

I was really bored in school because I couldn't do what I wanted to do, which was act. And then when I was 14, a local TV company came to the youth theater, and they were auditioning kids to be in this new TV series.

Aneurin Barnard

School Youth New Company Bored Act

Meditation, especially for people who don't know very much about it and think it's this very hippy dippy thing, can really be powerful, terrifying even, as it lifts the rug up on your subconscious and the dust comes flying out.

Amanda Palmer

People Flying Think Powerful Know

I want to be the Cecil B. DeMille of science fiction.

Steven Spielberg

Science Want Science Fiction Fiction

When I think about my teenage years, when my parents broke up, and feeling alone and being out of control and having to survive... And then other times when you've had to find your own way... that's always been a dominant theme in what I've done.

Matt Bellamy

Alone Parents Control Survive Think

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

Lou Holtz

Good Humor People Problem You Mood

It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me.

Judith Light

Myself Me Road More See I See

I used to go to Vegas and play the horses, and then I realised how ridiculous that was. There is no winning in gambling, but there is on the stock market.

Josh Brolin

Winning Gambling Stock Market Vegas

As far as 'Trainspotting' changing my life, I think I've said before I probably squandered a few opportunities. But I'm fine with that because everything's fine.

Jonny Lee Miller

Life Opportunities Think My Life Far