Kabakov Artist Quotes & Sayings

A man by himself is in bad company. — Eric Hoffer

I never said I was an angel. Nor am I innocent or holy like the Virgin Mary. What I am is natural and serious and as sensitive as an open nerve on an ice cube. — Sister Souljah

Take care of what is difficult while it is still easy, and deal with what will become big while it is yet small. — Laozi

Don't believe Wikipedia, not everything written there is true. The Soviet Artists Union was not a communist party organization. It was a professional union, which did not protect you from the government if the government decided you were the enemy, but it did give you the possibility to work in your profession and survive. — Ilya Kabakov

Real love demands pursuit. — Timothy S. Lane & Paul David Tripp

It's easier in an urban world to cast the blame outward. So I've learned a lot about my own process in that way. — Dani Shapiro

Make the right choices
For the right reasons
and the right things will happen. — Charles F. Glassman

No matter how beautiful roses were, they could cause a lot of pain. That concept worked for people as well. — Melody Anne

The usual relationship between an artist and his painting is like the relationship with the father, or a husband's with his wife. But mine is a relationship with a stranger ... with the chance acquaintance. — Ilya Kabakov

She's my sister. I'll handle this."
"She's my wife," Arik shot back. "Husband trumps the brother card. So get the fuck out and don't come back until you have your temper under control. — Larissa Ione