Leon Trotsky

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.

Revolutions are always verbose.

Between his consciousness and events stood always that impenetrable medium – indifference.

In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.

You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.

In the field of art, to be able to have lunch with Kirk Varnedoe is thrilling. I met him at Si and Victoria Newhouse’s dinner one night. Barnett Newman’s widow was there. That’s the part of me that’s a fan. Like when I was a kid and went to the Brooklyn Paramount. Well, my interest has expanded, and it’s not just rock-and-roll.

Life is tough and if you’re creative, it’s tougher.

I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.

I wouldn’t give five cents for all the art in the world.

Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere.

We’re here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference on this planet. That’s what art forms are about.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Nothing will stop you from being creative so effectively as the fear of making a mistake.

What’s any artist, but the dregs of his work? the human shambles that follows it around. What’s left of the man when the work’s done but a shambles of apology.

Art is self expression. If you are expressing someone else’s personality, that is not art.

Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

From my point of view, which is that of a storyteller, I see your life as already artful, waiting, just waiting and ready for you to make it art.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.