Accepting Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

“Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.”

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Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.

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If I had to describe my work in one word, that word would be time.

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Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next.

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I love the winter. Well, I love all the seasons, but the winter is possibly one of the most intense.

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Time gives growth, it gives continuity and it gives change. And in the case of some sculptures, time gives a patina to them.

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Sometimes you need to stop doing something to really see it afresh.

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I've laid down in dried up streambeds, leaving a shadow. And then, five minutes later, it's flash flooded, and where I once laid is…

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When I do the permanent projects or the big projects, when a work is finished, that's the beginning of its life.

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Nature, for me is raw and dangerous and difficult and beautiful and unnerving.

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Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private.

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From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the…

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Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother.…

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This duo inside of me causes the perfect opportunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity.

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There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does,…

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We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if…

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Don't be bitter. Everybody suffers. If you can accept your suffering then you will understand other people better. Be grateful for pain. Love life.

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It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one’s suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.

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No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.

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Even with clothing naked animals, there were people who wanted to send in money. A woman in Santa Barbara, California, sent a $40,000 check.…

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Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and…

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