“Some Haitian artist have so little going on in their lives, they would rather discuss yours.”
Kadda Sheekoff (1993) Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur
This quotation is commonly attributed to Kadda Sheekoff, but actually appeared on social networking websites, with no clear author.
Misattributed
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Working
“But then I got fired from so many jobs, I ended up retiring and being supported by my parents.”
Jonathan Mitchell (1955) American writer and activist
Shortage Of Brain Tissue Hinders Autism Research
“Most artists have retired too absolutely; they grow rusty, inflexible to the flow of currents.”
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
November 26, 1932
Diary entries (1914 - 1974)
Context: This abdiction of life demanded of the artist is to be achieved only relatively. Most artists have retired too absolutely; they grow rusty, inflexible to the flow of currents.
Theodore Dalrymple (1949) English doctor and writer
What’s Wrong with Twinkling Buttocks? http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_3_oh_to_be.html (Summer 2003). <br class="br">City Journal (1998 - 2008)
“The great moral teachers of humanity were, in a way, artistic geniuses in the art of living.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
1940s, Religion and Science: Irreconcilable? (1948)
Peter Blake (1932) British artist
Serena Davies, "In the studio:Peter Blake, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/12/13/bastudio13.xml The Daily Telegraph, 2005-12-13 <br class="br">The "greatest gallery" refers to the National Gallery in London, where he was the associate artist in 1996. <br class="br">Life
“I hope that Live Earth ends global warming the same way the Live Aid ended world poverty.”
Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
In an interview at Live Earth in London
Miscellaneous
Gloria Estefan (1957) Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and divorciada
commencement address to 2007 graduating class at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA
www.u2france.com (May 13, 2007)
2007, 2008
“The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure.”
Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) Armatian
As quoted in A Rockwell Portrait : An Intimate Biography (1978) by Donald Walton, p. 251
Context: The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.
