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We really owe it to the military for what they do day in and day out that we never even hear about. Richard Phillips
Day Military Out About Never Day-Out Hear Owe Really Even
Nothing is over until you quit. Richard Phillips
You Nothing Over Until Quit
Being in that other world of media, TV, Hollywood, it's not a real world. For me going back to work, it was a pleasure to get back to the world I knew. That's the real world. That's normal for me. Richard Phillips
Work Me World Other Back Pleasure TV Knew Real Normal Get Going Being The Real World Real World Hollywood Media
I thought the first thing the pirates would do is take me out if they thought an attack was imminent. I really didn't see a good outcome. Richard Phillips
Good Me Thought First Out Would Imminent Outcome See Attack Take First Thing Pirates The First Thing Really Thing
I tell my kids, 'Don't do well in school, and you, too, can end up at sea.' Richard Phillips
You School Too Kids Tell Well End Up Sea
I strive to express the spiritual nature of the universe. Richard Pousette-Dart
Nature Spiritual Universe Strive Express
Painting, for me, is a dynamic balance and wholeness of life; it is mysterious and transcending, yet solid and real. Richard Pousette-Dart
Life Me Balance Painting Solid Mysterious Real Transcending Dynamic Wholeness
Sometimes when I walk into a gallery and I see someone's work, I think to myself, 'Gee, I wish I had done that.' Richard Prince
Work Myself Sometimes Walk Wish Think Gee See Someone Had Done Gallery
In a way, I pattern myself after all the bands I used to like as a kid. Every time they put out LPs, they had a whole new look and a new sound. Richard Prince
Time Myself Every Every Time Way Kid Out Had Put New Like Look Sound Bands After Pattern Used Whole
My studio is the only place I feel good in. There, I'm fearless; outside, I'm a mess. Richard Prince
Good Feel Good Fearless Only Outside Studio Feel Mess Place
I love deliberately badly written books. Richard Prince
Love Books Deliberately Written Badly
It's interesting how people who were once fairly radical can become, later in life, kind of conservative, and not just in terms of politics - how, if you're an artist, you can start out being somewhat avant-garde and then end up doing landscapes. Richard Prince
Life Politics You People Conservative Become Radical Later Once Out Kind Somewhat Terms Fairly How Doing Were End Up Artist Just Being Interesting Avant-Garde Then Landscapes Who Start
I am a socialist, so I am not worried about socialism. I am worried about dictators who are putting everyone into a socialist state for their own benefit. Rirkrit Tiravanija
Socialism Own State Benefit Everyone Worried About Putting Am Dictators Who Socialist
When I visit new places, I like to see the markets. Rirkrit Tiravanija
Markets Visit See New Like New Places Places
The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world. Robert Crumb
World Cartoon About Knows Very Little
With comics, you've got to develop some kind of shorthand. You can't make every drawing look like a detailed etching. The average reader actually doesn't want all that detail; it interferes with the flow of the reading process. Robert Crumb
You Reading Every Drawing Kind Detail Detailed Some Develop Like Look Make Reader Got Comics Want Process Shorthand Average Interferes Actually Flow
When I go back to America, after a few days I am once again filled with this kind of angry alienation and disgust with this thing there that America has got - you have no idea how pervasive it is there. The public relations and propaganda put out by the corporate mono-culture there is so pervasive. Robert Crumb
Angry You Few Relations Back Corporate Alienation Once Out Kind No Idea Propaganda Put Idea Days Got How Am Go America Disgust After Again Public Pervasive Public Relations Filled Thing
Pictures have a lot more power than text. Text is just a bunch of little symbols. You have to actually read it and imagine it, and even that can be censored. With pictures, it's a lot more immediate. Robert Crumb
You Power Immediate More More Power Pictures Read Lot Text Bunch Than Just Censored Little Even Actually Symbols Imagine
I guess I didn't enjoy drawing very much. It was like homework. Robert Crumb
Enjoy Homework Guess Drawing Like Very Much
I have always had an abiding interest in that type of female anatomy. Robert Crumb
Type Anatomy Abide Had Female Always Interest
I moved further and further away from mass entertainment. The sexual element became increasingly sinister and bizarre. Don't blame me! The bastards drove me to it! They all backed off after that! Robert Crumb
Me Entertainment Blame Increasingly Bastards Backed Further Bizarre Sexual Drove Mass Became Sinister Off Moved After Element Away
When people say 'What are underground comics?' I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute freedom involved... we didn't have anyone standing over us. Robert Crumb
Best Freedom You People Think Way Define Say Best Way People Say Absolute Absolute Freedom Over Involved Underground Comics Just Anyone Them Us Standing
I'm into old-time music; I'm not very interested in modern, popular music at all. And if I'm really into some particular old-time musician, some fiddler or banjo player, I'm always dying of curiosity to see what they look like. So there's some connection between visual images and music. Robert Crumb
Music Musician Visual See Some Between Particular Like Look Always Very Curiosity Modern Banjo Dying Fiddler Interested Really Connection Old-Time Popular Popular Music Player Images
The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that. Robert Crumb
Work Alienated Constant Onto French Reaction Always Traditions America Hold
You don't have to be a Fundamentalist Christian to be interested in the Bible. It's really a fascinating mythology. Robert Crumb
You Bible Christian Mythology Interested Really Fascinating Fundamentalist
I would call myself a Gnostic. Which means, I'm interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things. A Gnostic is somebody seeking knowledge of that aspect of reality. Robert Crumb
Myself Nature Spiritual Knowledge Reality Somebody Understanding Would Seeking Pursuing Call Which Interested Means Aspect Things
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