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Quote by Andy Warhol

“Some people spend their entire lives thinking about one particular famous person. They pick one person who's famous, and they dwell on him or her. They devote almost their entire consciousness to thinking about this person they've never even met, or maybe met once. If you ask any famous person about the kind of mail they get, you'll find that almost every one of them has at least one person who's obsessed with them and writes constantly. It feels so strange to think that someone is spending their whole time thinking about you.”

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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, known for his distinctive screen printing and repetition of images. Born on August 6, 1928, and passing away on February 22, 1987, Warhol's work spanned various fields including painting, photography, film, music, and commercial design, profoundly impacting the art and culture of the 20th century. more

“So today if you see a person who looks like your teenage fantasy walking down the street, it's probably not your fantasy, but someone who had the same fantasy as you and decided instead of getting it or being it, to look like it, and so he went to the store and bought the look that you both like. So forget it. Just think about all the James Deans and what it means.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Mean Persons Today Forget Fantasy Streets Walking Decided Stores Teenage Forget It Dean

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable.”

Firsts Food Months Fruit Chickens Vegetarian Nuts Vegetables Requirements Tuesday Tomatoes Cucumbers Avocados

Book:Shades of Grey

Source: Shades of Grey

“There are the those whose own vulgar normality is so apparent and stultifying that they strive to escape it. They affect flamboyant behaviour and claim originality according to the fashionable eccentricities of their time. They claim brains or talent or indifference to mores in desperate attempts to deny their own mediocrity.”

Brain Talent Claims Strive Deny Indifference Desperate Mediocrity Originality Behaviour Vulgar Fashionable Normality Eccentricity Flamboyant

Author:Katherine Dunn

“Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process. Moreover, even when the destructive effects of their work become patently clear, and they are asked to carry out actions incompatible with fundamental standards of morality, relatively few people have the resources needed to resist authority.”