Mehretu Artist Quotes & Sayings

Avoiding mistakes is simple. Just never attempt anything difficult. — Ralph Moore

Shit," I thought to myself, "I'm going to be late to New Testament class. — Nadia Bolz-Weber

Insofar as we have freedoms, it's not because some great wise Founding Fathers granted them to us. It's because people like us insisted on exercising those freedoms - by doing exactly what we're doing here - before anyone was willing to acknowledge that they had them. — David Graeber

The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic. — Ben Vereen

The knife is is much sharper out of the box as it is in. And It's these knives which pretend more often than not. — Marc Duncan

I pretty much preach, teach and nag. — Laura Schlessinger

I always wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know how someone could make a life out it. — Julie Mehretu

he jumped in under the running water, squeaked as if in ecstasy, bent his legs to get deeper, and whirred his wings like an egg beater in high gear. The spray flew several meters, soaking the floor and counters near the sink. Then he jumped out dripping wet and fluttered back into the cage to shake vigorously and preen until dry. — Bernd Heinrich