#us

I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to be as rigorous in their pleasure as in their criticism. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#asking #being #criticism #different #different ways

I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody else is looking at and believing, if only because that's how consensus is constructed. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#because #believing #consensus #constructed #else

Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is a crazy place, and I've chosen to make my work about that insanity. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#better #chosen #crazy #i #insanity

Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#choose #delusion #drag #especially #friends

There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#influence #lives #many #moments #most

There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just "works." I love that. And you know it when it happens, whether it's a movie, music, a building, a book. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#building #happens #i #i love #just

I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#feel #got #i #just #know

Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way. I just hope that people will look and see and believe in that hope of love, that hope of freedom, even if it was just for a limited time. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#beauty #believe #even #freedom #good

Berlin is still going through a transition since the Cold War - both in what used to be East and West Berlin. I can still sense the confusion and the struggle for identity there in the streets. There's a pulse to it. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#both #cold #cold war #confusion #east

But quite honestly, personally, I was much more concerned - I mean, there's not much I can do about my appearance obviously other than spending four hours in hair and makeup. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#appearance #concerned #four #hair #honestly