As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

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The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it...

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it...

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.