“Well my own impression of my musical pieces is that no matter how long I've been at it, there's not much improvement. So that's kind of regrettable.” WellsKindLongMatterMy OwnPiecesRegretMusicalImprovementImpression Author:Nobuo Uematsu
“My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we've travelled, and by Canadian Haida pieces. My own art is either on exhibition or owned by other people!” PeopleArtSchoolMy OwnPiecesTaughtArt IsCollectionsCollectorsNigeriaExhibitionsGuinea Author:Robert Bateman
“My father would sit and design furniture and cabinets - he was a carpenter and cabinet maker - and I would ask for my own piece of paper and pencil. And when I would say, 'What should I draw?' he would push a cartoon under my nose and say, 'Here, draw this.' So the cartoon became a kind of focus of attention.” ShouldKindAsksFatherMy OwnAttentionFocusPiecesDesignPaperDrawsDrawingNosesMakersShould ICartoonPencilsFurnitureCabinetsCarpenterPaper And Pencil Author:Burne Hogarth
“This is a dream as old as America itself: give me a piece of land to call my own, a little town where everyone knows my name.” KnowsGivingLittlesDreamAmericaNamesMy OwnPiecesLandGive MeTownsPopcornLittle Towns Book:The Popcorn Report: Faith Popcorn on the Future of Your Company, Your World, Your Life Source: The Popcorn Report: Faith Popcorn on the Future of Your Company, Your World, Your Life
“I wanted to jeopardize my own image. With my image I had already produced art pieces such as videos of photographs.” ArtWantedMy OwnPiecesPhotographVideoJeopardize Author:Orlan
“I surround myself with inspirational quotations. This easy-to-follow piece of advice has played a huge role in my being able to get past my own fears and insecurities throughout my entrepreneurial career.” MotivationalAblePastMotivationEasyMy OwnCareersRolesPiecesAdviceHugeInsecuritySurroundQuotationsEntrepreneurial Book:Start Something That Matters Source: Start Something That Matters
“When it came to spankings, my dad never used a belt. One time he grabbed a piece of my Hot Wheels race car track. In my mind I'm thinking, 'Great, now I'm being beaten with my own toys...' Thank God I didn't get that wood burning set I wanted.” ThinkingMindWantedUsedMy OwnRacePiecesCarDadHotMy DadTrackWoodsBurningWheelsThank GodOne TimeToysBeatenBeltsRace CarSpanking Author:Scott Wood
“Everything comes from a weird place that I don't understand. I make a piece of art just to prove that I exist in my own way. And I can't make something nice. I have to make something that makes me uncomfortable.” WayArtI CanMy OwnPiecesNiceProveUncomfortableWeird Places Author:Josh Smith
“I initially wanted to tell 'Oscillate Wildly' story because it wasn't one I had heard or seen before. The invisibility piece resonated most. Somewhere over the past couple of years I realized that I've essentially been making movies for my teenage self who struggled with isolation and my own brand of invisibility living in rural Ohio.” YearsSelfStoriesWantedPastMy OwnPiecesHeardCoupleI RealizedBrandsIsolationTeenageOver The PastOhioInvisibility Author:Travis Mathews
“I'm using my own person in pieces, but I'm trying to turn my person into a nonperson in the sense of a person without will, without volition. I'm subjecting myself to a scheme.” TryingPersonsTurnsMy OwnPiecesSchemesVolition Author:Vito Acconci
“I've been designing my own pieces for a long time. My mother's a jewelry designer, so we knew at some point we were going to do a line and dive into the fashion world.” WorldLongMotherLinesMy OwnPiecesFashionDesignLong TimeDesignerJewelryFashion World Author:Christian Serratos