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David Antin

"I've always had a strong feeling for the Statue of Liberty, because it became the statue of my personal liberty."

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"I've always had a strong feeling for the Statue of Liberty, because it became the statue of my personal liberty."

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"May you find comfort and peace in every situation."

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"In tears, we labour for what we want."

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"Keep your heart pure. Overlook an insult."

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"Contentment is the spirit of joyful existence."

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"Let go of all the pain. Embrace the joy of life."

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"Life is a sorrow, without a song."

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"Keep your heart free of hate. Be loving happy soul."

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"I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if half the audience walks out."
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"I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember."
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"I have spoken to expert audiences occasionally, but then no audience is expert over the whole range of things I want to explore."
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"I'm not sure what theory is, unless it's the pursuit of fundamental questions."
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"It's hard being a hostage in somebody else's mouth - or a character in somebody else's novel."
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"When you grow up in a family of languages, you develop a kind of casual fluency, so that languages, though differently colored, all seem transparent to experience."
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"Stories are different every time you tell them - they allow so many possible narratives."
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"I was very committed to the process of composing, working at poems, putting things together and taking them apart like some kind of experimental filmmaker."
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"The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer."
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