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> [Working with younger artists kind of tests your judgment. You're not always right, but when you are, it's exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-gagosian/working-with-younger-artists-kind-of-tests-your-judgment-you-re-not/)

[Larry Gagosian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-gagosian/)

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> [Whenever I work with people who are nonclassical artists, I kind of get a kick in the pants. I think, 'How can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-hahn/whenever-i-work-with-people-who-are-nonclassical-artists-i-kind-of/)

[Hilary Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-hahn/)

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> [Rock and roll was a good way to, to first recognize the, the confluence of white artists with it but also to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cosimo-matassa/rock-and-roll-was-a-good-way-to-to-first-recognize-the-the-confluence/)

[Cosimo Matassa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cosimo-matassa/)

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> [When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/when-you-come-from-nowhere-i-am-fully-aware-of-the-fact-that-people/)

[Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/)

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> [I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-turlington/i-don-t-think-that-artists-of-any-kind-would-or-could-sacrifice-their/)

[Christy Turlington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-turlington/)

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> [You can go down the list of great artists and kind of understand that they are products of their environment. Whether it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-vedder/you-can-go-down-the-list-of-great-artists-and-kind-of-understand-that/)

[Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-vedder/)

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> [I think - a lot of times in hip-hop, especially - artists get kind of pigeonholed into being 'the guy,' and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mf-doom/i-think-a-lot-of-times-in-hip-hop-especially-artists-get-kind-of/)

[MF Doom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mf-doom/)

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> [I have to say, that's pretty typical for artists, kind of embarrassingly typical for artists that everything is all about selection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-salle/i-have-to-say-that-s-pretty-typical-for-artists-kind-of/)

[David Salle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-salle/)

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> [I would really love to collaborate with Gwen Stefani and M.I.A.; artists that kind of make sense with me vocally. And in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-graham/i-would-really-love-to-collaborate-with-gwen-stefani-and-m-i-a/)

[Kat Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-graham/)

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> [“There was nothing particularly striking about them except that they were artists of the kind that talk. Everyone knows of the talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwood-anderson/there-was-nothing-particularly-striking-about-them-except-that-they/)

[Sherwood Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwood-anderson/)

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> [Real joy is becoming exceedingly rare among artists of any kind. And I have an idea that those who can and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-sarton/real-joy-is-becoming-exceedingly-rare-among-artists-of-any-kind-and-i/)

[May Sarton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-sarton/)

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