JR Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“An artist should be taking risks. That's the whole idea of being an artist.”
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“I never forget those who do me a favor, and I never forget those who don't!”
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“Can art change the world? Maybe ... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?”
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“I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project, and together we'll turn the world...INSIDE OUT.”
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“Nobody gives you power. Real power is something you take.”
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“The world is littered with the bodies of people that tried to stick it to ole J.R. Ewing!”
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“When your holding a double barrel shotgun use both barrels.”
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“Like my daddy always said, where there's a way, there's a will.”
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“The real art is in the street, is making the artwork, and for that you have to involve people. The action is actually the artwork.”
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“The key to long term success in the marketplace is to build relationships & acquire leadership skills that can build great teams.”
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“To change the way you see things is already to change things themselves.”
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“The more social media we have, the more we think we're connecting, yet we are really disconnecting from each other.”
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“I want to create the largest-ever participatory art project and highlight the concept of Shadow Philanthropy, where people help others create work without taking credit for it - through this we can really change the world.”
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“Anything worth having is worth going for- all the way.”
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“Revenge is the single most satisfying feeling in the world!”
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“A conscience is like a boat or a car. If you feel you need one, rent it.”
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“Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves!”
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“Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.”
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“The city's the best gallery I could imagine. I would never have to make a book and then present it to a gallery and let them decide if my work was nice enough to show it to people. I would control it directly with the public in the streets.”
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“Do you know what it takes to do [a global art project]? People, energy, glue.”
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“When I was little, I didn't really travel - from the suburbs to Paris was already a journey. I had a foreigner's eye on the city, and I still enjoy that point of view. Then there's the fact that one of the things that touches me most is injustice.”
-- JR
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