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The particle and the planet are subject to the same laws and what is learned of one will be known of the other. ↗

— James Smithson

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

— Robert Smithson

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Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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Language should be an ever developing procedure and not an isolated occurrence. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody's head. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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Language thus becomes monumental because of the mutations of advertising. ↗

— Robert Smithson

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Objects in a park suggest static repose rather than any ongoing dialectic. Parks are finished landscapes for finished art . ↗

— 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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I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer. ↗

— Jimmy Smits

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I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much. ↗

— Jimmy Smits

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