--- title: "1 Afraid New Quotes By Christo" description: "1 Afraid New quotes by Christo. Plus more from Christo and more Afraid New sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/christo-16310_afraid_therefore-we-have-to-go-over-the-fact-th_2389547.jpg" --- > [Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by what is new. It is our work to convince them that they will enjoy it, and even if they don't, to allow us just for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/therefore-we-have-to-go-over-the-fact-that-all-human-beings-are/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/christo-16310_afraid_therefore-we-have-to-go-over-the-fact-th_2389547.jpg) ## More by Christo > [We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/we-have-created-indoor-installations-inside-museums-like-the-wrapped/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/now-there-is-no-way-to-say-how-long-some-projects-take-that-s-our/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [New York is our home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/new-york-is-our-home/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/and-the-most-unusual-and-surrealistic-place-in-new-york-city-is/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/because-we-do-not-sell-photographs-we-have-no-royalties-on-books/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/it-is-not-only-one-person-s-work-it-s-really-a-partnership-and/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and collages as just a simple, vague idea, and through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/and-for-every-project-because-it-takes-years-you-can-see-the-early/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new image, it is very hard for them to visualize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/therefore-when-we-arrive-in-a-place-and-talk-to-new-people-about-a/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [If some of our works are symphonies, then wrapped walkways was chamber music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/if-some-of-our-works-are-symphonies-then-wrapped-walkways-was-chamber/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/the-other-work-we-started-in-1992-it-is-called-over-the-river-project/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [We are probably the only artists in the world who have a 2,000-page book on a work of art that doesn't exist. But in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/we-are-probably-the-only-artists-in-the-world-who-have-a-2-000-page/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/but-now-today-we-don-t-know-if-over-the-river-is-truly-the-next/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [We never work on only one project because we never know if we will get permission for a project. So, for 'Over the River,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/we-never-work-on-only-one-project-because-we-never-know-if-we-will/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [In 1964, when we first arrived in New York City, I remember vividly seeing the skyline of Manhattan, and our first proposal of 1964…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/in-1964-when-we-first-arrived-in-new-york-city-i-remember-vividly/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) > [That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christo/that-could-stay-not-forever-because-we-believe-that-nothing-exists/) [Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid-new/christo/#itemlist", "name": "1 Afraid New Quotes By Christo", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by what is new. 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