#cia

I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security. ↗

— Jim Kolbe

#denied #done #i #i do #just

The blessing is that everyone knows who I am because of the commercials. ↗

— Carrot Top

#because #blessing #commercials #everyone #i

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that. ↗

— Lee Konitz

#appreciate #audience #been #enough #get

I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog. ↗

— Jeff Koons

#art #believe #concern #gets #help

In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal. ↗

— Lee Konitz

#complex #does #just #lester #most

You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you'll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn. ↗

— Lee Konitz

#another #approach #comes #everybody #jump

I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever. ↗

— Benicio Del Toro

#acting #admire #anything #figure #having

I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It's a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that's taking place in the art gallery. ↗

— Jeff Koons

#around #art #based #commercial #commercial world

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#corrupted #debate #get #goal #goals

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#any #figure #heroic #i #level