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" Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate. "

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" That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en masse, to transform them and give them an epiphanal experience that changes their life, opens their hearts and their minds and the way they think. "

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" The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?' "

" To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way. "

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" I had a Dan Fouts Nike poster with 'The Bomb Squad' on my wall as a kid. I was also a huge Larry Bird fan. One of my proudest art achievements is a papier-mache eagle decked out head-to-toe in Celtics gear. "

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" There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form. "

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" Cleanliness is the scourge of art. "

" To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. "

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" Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. "

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" Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. "

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" Life doesn't last; art doesn't last. It doesn't matter. "

" Jazz is the art of thinking out loud. "

Barbara Januszkiewicz

" I'm giving into my tendency to want to blur and blend the lines between art and life, and privacy and sharing. "

" But I am a lover of all kinds of art. And I just can't stick to one thing. I guess I could if I made myself, but I'd always be looking the other way, for other things. "

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