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" I think in art, but especially in films, people are trying to confirm their own existences. "

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" An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. "

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" It's good to be a martyr for your art, but it's just such a waste of time. "

" The sincerity of the art worker must permeate the song as naturally as the green leaves break through the dead branches in springtime. "

" I think that's always the goal of art, is to make people ask themselves questions. "

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" Pop Art looks out into the world. It doesn't look like a painting of something, it looks like the thing itself. "

Roy Lichtenstein

" Art is a critical component in a well-rounded education. Art is the level playing field - no matter how rich or poor, tall or short, pretty or ugly to the bone, if you can draw, you can find personal fulfillment and build self-confidence. Art is the highest achievement of mankind. "

" The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. "

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" I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art. "

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