"Having to be different is the same trap……" — Robert Rauschenberg

"Having to be different is the same trap as having to be the same."

— Robert Rauschenberg

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70 Quotes by Robert Rauschenberg

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You can't make either life or art, you have to work in the hole in between, which is undefined. That's…
One has to believe in what one is doing, one has to commit oneself inwardly, in order to do painting.…
Curiosity is the main energy.
I always have a good reason for taking something out but I never have one for putting something in. And…
Basically painting is total idiocy.
My concern is never art, but always what art can be used for.
There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself in relationship to painting, and that was…
I feel as though the world is a friendly boy walking along in the sun.
I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop, At the time that…
A pair of socks is no less suitable to make a painting with than wood, nails, turpentine, oil and fabric.
Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap.
The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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