Intelligence Quotes by Kenneth Goldsmith

It's Twitter's combination of simplicity and complexity that is astonishing in the same way that minimalist sculpture was inspiring and enlightening.

— Kenneth Goldsmith

If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.

— Kenneth Goldsmith

My books are better thought about than read. They're insanely dull and unreadable.But they're wonderful to talk about and think about, to dip in…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

I think that the richer and deeper documentation is on the web, the better off we all are.

— Kenneth Goldsmith

I've been trolled lots on Twitter. But I understand trolls for what they are and I don't let them get to me. They take…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

I don’t trust painting. At least not in New York. Most painting here relies on formula and repetition, whoring itself to the market. There…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

An updated notion of genius would have to center around one's mastery of information and its dissemination.

— Kenneth Goldsmith

Art used to make me see the world differently, think about things in a new way - it rarely does that for me anymore,…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

New York City is just one node on the global cultural scene now. Social media reflects the state of the world, so I've become…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

I think that the special thing about radio is the off switch. If something's not pleasing you, turn it off.

— Kenneth Goldsmith

Everyone complains that we can no longer intake huge chunks of text. I find that a reason to celebrate. It's something that has deep…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

And I think this is the real epiphany: the ways in which culture is distributed become profoundly more intriguing as a cultural artifact itself.…

— Kenneth Goldsmith