When I’m gone, you’ll be sitting in a cafe and say, “Do you remember Agnes?”
AGNES DENESPeople have too many problems during the day; they don’t want to think.
More Agnes Denes Quotes
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Anything important has to be almost invisible. And underrated.
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Philosophy gets its ugly head into everything, but I don’t think we live philosophy anymore. It’s done.
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Public art existed all along, but ecological art just naturally grew out of my thinking and writings in that area for years.
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People are always fighting reality until it’s pushed down their throats.
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I’d go from scientist to scientist to scientist, like a bee goes from flower to flower.
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Words are changing. I find that old expressions are outdated, so when I write something, I try to find a new expression that hasn’t been born yet. It’s difficult.
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I never considered myself a performance artist.
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Something to pay attention to and maybe change direction.
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The tree is made by nature, mathematics by people.
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Pattern-finding is the purpose of the mind and the construct of the universe.
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So the understructure should be underrated, but strong enough to hold the earth.
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People have too many problems during the day; they don’t want to think.
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I’m mostly self-taught. I didn’t learn much in school.
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And I even like my own company. But when I’m alone, it’s to read or write. I’m in my thoughts. Mostly I’m learning.
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If I like a person, I like them. I may like the art and not like the person.
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