“In a place like the Guggenheim, I would like to be a representative of arte povera. This would be my ideal.” Quote by Georg Baselitz
“We have seen so many exhibits in recent years where the exhibition design was aesthetically beautiful. In this case, if someone wants to get something out of the exhibit, they must neglect the aesthetics and look at my pictures.” BeautifulDesignNeglect Author:Georg Baselitz
“I do not have a philosophy about retrospectives. Of course, I cannot change what I have done. What I am doing today, this I can change, in view of whatever I have done before. My retrospectives are like a series of ghosts.” DonePhilosophyTodayGhost Author:Georg Baselitz
“A citizen sticks to conventions, does whatever is social. Artists, of course, must reject all conventions. I see no differently in reconciling the best of both of these worlds.” WorldArtist Author:Georg Baselitz
“I would say for everyday I build buildings or houses like a bricklayer with canvas and paint.” HouseBuildingPaintEverydayCanvas Author:Georg Baselitz
“In the beginning, me and my bandmates just did stuff on our own - we had smoke bombs, we'd dress as crazy and as weird as we possibly could, just to give ourselves a different ambience. But when we started making money, of course, the ideas started getting bigger. We were big fans of Broadway; we were like, "Man, when you go see a Broadway show, you just get pulled right out of reality; you're into their world for a two-hour period. It would be nice if we could do that onstage with a music concert".” MenWorldGivingDifferentRealityNiceCrazyMaking MoneyBeing Nice Author:Philip Bailey
“I am semi-ambivalent about being on camera - sort of low-key. I don't like being on camera stuff that much. I like radio and live performing stuff. I don't like the television stuff as much. Some people do. It takes a certain breed of cat. There is a ton of pressure and you need to read cue cards. I am not a good cue card reader. Being a poor reader was enough to make me not want to do that type of formatted show.” PeopleEnoughPoorCatPerforming Author:Adam Carolla
“No matter what the issues are, it has to be handled at the grassroots. When you take part in something, even though that movement may lose, the juices start flowing and you feel you count. You count. Well, that's pretty important.” Important Author:Studs Terkel
“I cannot even picture myself retiring. What would I do? I'll always be doing something, asking somebody questions, even if there weren't a book.” BookRetiring Author:Studs Terkel
“I suppose if I have an epitaph it would be: "Curiosity Did Not Kill This Cat." I don't see retiring in the sense that we view it - I don't see how I could. Dying at the microphone or at the typewriter would not be bad.” DyingCatCuriosityRetiringEpitaph Author:Studs Terkel