Larry Gagosian Quotes

Take Damien Hirst out of contemporary art history, and there's an incredible void. Great artists, like great people, have second acts.

Larry Gagosian

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HistoryGreatArtPeopleOutTake

In Britain, the great hidden secret of talking animals and children's literature is how political it was in its bones, beneath the obvious cuteness.

Andrew O'Hagan

ChildrenGreatPoliticalTalking

The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.

John Henrik Clarke

RestGuiltyIslamReligionsRole

People don't question American power. What people need to be convinced of is American will.

Michael Hayden

PowerPeopleAmericanWillNeed

I like stories about people who have to go into darkness for a good reason and then have to figure out how to deal with the darkness that seeps into their souls.

Michael Connelly

GoodDarknessPeopleGoReasonOut

I think it's important to move people beyond just dreaming into doing. They have to be able to see that you are just like them, and you made it.

Sonia Sotomayor

PeopleThinkDoingYouImportant

When I did 'Jerry Springer: The Opera,' there was a big fuss, largely centered around the misrepresentation of its content. Had Twitter existed then, that would have been over in a week because people who had actually seen it would have been able to get control of the story through social media.

Stewart Lee

Social MediaPeopleControlStory

There's nothing scarier than just having a moment where you looked away and lost your child.

Rosemarie DeWitt

MomentChildYouLostNothingWhere

As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free it's simply because of the experiences that I've had, and the wisdom I've accumulated from that time.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

WisdomFreedomTimeFreeThinkFeel

When you're a writer, your song has to resonate with the person you're writing for in order for them to want to sing it. But if you're an artist, you can sing whatever you want.

Mike Posner

WritingSongYouArtistPersonWant

There are life lessons that can be derived from reality television.

Mike White

LifeRealityTelevisionLife Lessons

As a single mum I have to work, so I'm grateful to have the help of a wonderful and trusted nanny like I had when I was young.

Minnie Driver

WorkGratefulHelpYoungSingleHad

PC stuff just lowers the general acceptance of good work and replaces it with bogus poetry that celebrates values that in themselves are probably quite worthy.

Diane Wakoski

WorkGoodAcceptancePoetryValues

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