Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. Paul Simon breakexpecthard Change image and share on social
We were postwar middle-class white kids living in the slipstream of the greatest per-capita rise in income in the history of Western civilization; we were 'teen-agers' - a term, coined in 1941, that was in common usage a decade later - a new, recognizable franchise. We had money, mobility, and problems all our own. John Lahr agercapitacivilization share on social
All art becomes history as soon as it is made, so it is inevitably part of a tradition. It doesn't matter a toss if it is in paint or in film; it is all art. Gary Hume artfilmhistory Change image and share on social
People constantly describe me as a formalist or even a minimalist, but I'm not really bothered with the rules of painting or the history of painting. My approach is that everything is mine. I take what I can use from wherever, and then I forget where I've taken it from. But there is no point me making anything that looks like anyone else's. Gary Hume approachbotherconstantly share on social
It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States. Mark Foley celebrationchallengeend share on social
Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad countrydearhistory Change image and share on social
Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things. Tony Kushner dwellfablegay Change image and share on social
We take it for granted sometimes that certain parts of our history are told, and we take it for granted that we know all that stuff, and we move forward along on that basis, but there are also massive gaps, and we have to try to address them. Chiwetel Ejiofor addressbasisforward share on social
The illusion is that most of my work is simply about past events: a point in history and nothing else. Kara Walker eventhistoryillusion Change image and share on social
It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history. Renata Adler defeateraseexperience Change image and share on social