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David Hockney at work in his studio, 1978 "Anything simple always interests me." " I'm always excited by the unlikely,...

Iannis Xenakis “The sub-structure of music is much closer to the sub-structure of space and time. Music is purer, much...

Martin Short “There's a lot of insecure, sad people in any profession.” “All these things that enter your head are...

Rosario Castellanos “I am the daughter of myself.I am born of my own dream.My dream sustains me.” Wailing Wall, 1958...

Barry Humphries, Dadaist era, 1950s "The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken." "I really feel sorry...

Jack Kerouac, On Bleecker Street, New York, Oct. 15, 1958 “One day I will find the right words, and they...

Pina Bausch, Folkwang School, 1960s “I loved to dance because I was scared to speak. When I was moving, I...

Andy Kaufman "While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room...

Sonny Liston, 1962 "The only thing my old man ever gave me was a beating." "Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They...

Yuri Gagarin, 1961 “Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and...