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> [I quit painting very early. I just jumped ship. In a way, the window is the tragic possibility - you can jump out into your future. That kind of action is more like a direction. It's that same thinking that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/i-quit-painting-very-early-i-just-jumped-ship-in-a-way-the-window-is/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

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## More by Tehching Hsieh

> [For me, I make a schedule and I pass the time. I don't think about the transformation. When my schedule says I'm finished on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/for-me-i-make-a-schedule-and-i-pass-the-time-i-don-t-think-about-the/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

> [I know I am a human being. I can give myself to one year for a project. That is why I say I'm primitive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/i-know-i-am-a-human-being-i-can-give-myself-to-one-year-for-a-project/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

> [I come from a painting background, and although my painting is completely different from my performances, there is something about the fundamentals of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/i-come-from-a-painting-background-and-although-my-painting-is/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

> [One year to me is just a small section of life. For most humans, one year is a long time and so much happens.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/one-year-to-me-is-just-a-small-section-of-life-for-most-humans-one/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

> [I quit painting very early. I just jumped ship. In a way, the window is the tragic possibility - you can jump out into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/i-quit-painting-very-early-i-just-jumped-ship-in-a-way-the-window-is/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

> [Now, a lot of people look for answers in spirituality or different texts, but for me this is life. This is what life is:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/now-a-lot-of-people-look-for-answers-in-spirituality-or-different/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

> [I perform in art time and in real time, and you can't tell the difference - no one knows how to separate a real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tehching-hsieh/i-perform-in-art-time-and-in-real-time-and-you-can-t-tell-the/)

[Tehching Hsieh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tehching-hsieh/)

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