--- title: "1 Butterfly wings Quotes By Odd Nerdrum" description: "1 Butterfly wings quotes by Odd Nerdrum. Plus more from Odd Nerdrum and more Butterfly wings sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/odd-nerdrum-27218_become-rich_i-believe-in-positive-despotism-that-mea_2970120.jpg" --- > [I believe in positive despotism. That means an exchange between people. I'm thinking about the fact that someone serves me breakfast in my bed. I can not see anything wrong in that. Because everything is a question of exchanges between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/i-believe-in-positive-despotism-that-means-an-exchange-between-people/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/odd-nerdrum-27218_become-rich_i-believe-in-positive-despotism-that-mea_2970120.jpg) ## More by Odd Nerdrum > [If a girl is in love with a poor guy and chooses him, then that is worst for her. If she chooses a rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/if-a-girl-is-in-love-with-a-poor-guy-and-chooses-him-then-that-is/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [I had a choice. I could become an economist & managing director. I choose to do something else. I would have become much, much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/i-had-a-choice-i-could-become-an-economist-managing-director-i-choose/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [Talking about success in society, no one can complain, because today everyone can choose what he or she wants. They don't just have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/talking-about-success-in-society-no-one-can-complain-because-today/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [Desire is something very egoistic. If you desire something, you also have to take the consequences of that. You have to study the market…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/desire-is-something-very-egoistic-if-you-desire-something-you-also/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [When you choose your profession, you also choose your own downfall or success. If one chooses to become an artist it is 99% certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/when-you-choose-your-profession-you-also-choose-your-own-downfall-or/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [I believe one must be such a big egoist that it is possible to avoid the big tendencies that cut of your head. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/i-believe-one-must-be-such-a-big-egoist-that-it-is-possible-to-avoid/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [We are all kitsch on our deathbeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/we-are-all-kitsch-on-our-deathbeds/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [Everything is a meaningless struggle against nothing and when people say that the world has become a better place that is a false development-optimism.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/everything-is-a-meaningless-struggle-against-nothing-and-when-people/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [I have no ideals. I have no will that the world should be any better or worse or anything... Because I know that for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/i-have-no-ideals-i-have-no-will-that-the-world-should-be-any-better/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [Kitsch is deep in its superficiality. Art is superficially deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/kitsch-is-deep-in-its-superficiality-art-is-superficially-deep/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [The world somehow is always the same. The only thing that can improve is the individual life. One can live a good life. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/the-world-somehow-is-always-the-same-the-only-thing-that-can-improve/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [The point is that only one thing matters in this world, to prepare oneself for death. One can try to be as comfortable as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/the-point-is-that-only-one-thing-matters-in-this-world-to-prepare/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [A topic is not interesting enough until it is multi layered. There is no vigor in a motive without many layers. One also learns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/a-topic-is-not-interesting-enough-until-it-is-multi-layered-there-is/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [Art is a car, kitsch is a horse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/art-is-a-car-kitsch-is-a-horse/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) > [If you fall asleep on horseback, the horse will stop by the rock. Art is a car. Kitsch is a horse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odd-nerdrum/if-you-fall-asleep-on-horseback-the-horse-will-stop-by-the-rock-art/) [Odd Nerdrum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odd-nerdrum/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/butterfly-wings/odd-nerdrum/#itemlist", "name": "1 Butterfly wings Quotes By Odd Nerdrum", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe in positive despotism. That means an exchange between people. I'm thinking about the fact that someone serves me breakfast in my bed. I can not see anything wrong in that. Because everything is a question of exchanges between people. Everyone has some specific possibilities and can to a certain extent do whatever they want. 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