Robert Smithson

Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition, rather than asking an artist to set his limits.

Parks are idealizations of nature, but nature in fact is not a condition of the ideal.

Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this.

I was a litigation lawyer, following the crowd off the proverbial cliff, when I pressed the pause button.