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"Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far."
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"If you move faster than the music, it will look strange; if you move slower than the music, it will look strange! Be like autumn leaves which follow exactly the rhythm of the wind!"

"Don't be too busy growing old that you forget to grow up."

"You cannot truly know pleasure without pain. You cannot truly know strength without weakness. You cannot truly know joy without sorrow. You cannot truly know hope without despair."

"In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light."

"As with most things in life, a healthy balance will keep us on the right path. To avoid too much eye contact or too little, seek to create a comfortable mix. It is generally encouraged to use more eye contact when you are listening and less when you are speaking."

"The absolute value of being neutral is zero."

"There is a law of opposition apparent in all life which guarantees balance and fullness."
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"Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next."

"I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames."

"The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it."

"Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far."

"As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone."

"The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience."

"I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another."
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