"Painting, sculpture and architecture are finished, but the art habit continues."
-Robert Smithson
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"When a finished work of 20th century sculpture is placed in an 18th century garden, it is absorbed by the ideal representation of the past, thus reinforcing political and social values that are no longer with us.“
-Robert Smithson
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"Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is."
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"Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
-Marilyn Monroe
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
-Robert Frost
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"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."
-George Sand
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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
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"The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway."
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"Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade."
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"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get."
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