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Criticism Quote by Jeff Koons

“I thought I would call myself a pig before the…” quote by Jeff Koons — Download Open image

“I thought I would call myself a pig before the viewer could, so they could only think more of me.”

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I would prefer a normal-sized breast, or a small breast or whatever, and that it be natural, than to understand that it was just…

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Even in making objects, as soon as you start to get the feeling that some form of craft is coming into place, you realize…

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Art is something that happens inside us. We look at things in the world, and we become excited by them. We understand our own…

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It's wonderful to make a lot of money, to be able to take care of my family, to have the facilities I have and…

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I'm really not a person who consumes a lot. I don't have a sports car.

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Abstraction and luxury are the guard dogs of the upper class.

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I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard.

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Judge a person not by his ability to make money but by his ability to retain it.

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Everything is allowable in literature, but what is not allowable in criticism is objection on the grounds of probability.

Howard Jacobson

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Lots of relationships fail because we spend more time pointing out each other's mistakes and not enough time enjoying each other's company.

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No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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