Andy Warhol

Pop art

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Sayings by Andy Warhol

You see, I think every painting should be the same size and the same color so they're all interchangeable and nobody thinks they have a better painting or a worse painting And if the one 'master painting' is good, they're all good.

c. 1960s-1970s — Radical idea about art and equality of works.
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I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.

1968 — Program for a exhibition of his work at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm
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I always think I’m going to die tomorrow, so I don’t save money or anything. I just go out and spend it on all the things I want.

1980s — Interview
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Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.

Undated — Attributed, often cited as advice to artists
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They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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The world is full of people who don't want to think.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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I never read, I just look at pictures.

1960s — Interview
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When you do the same thing over and over again, it gets to be nothing new. It gets to be like a ritual.

1960s — Interview
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I don’t want to be a genius. I just want to be a success.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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Fashion wasn’t what you wore someplace anymore; it was the whole reason for going.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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I still believe in people. I don’t know what else to believe in.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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My idea of a good picture is one that’s in focus and of a famous person.

1970s — Interview
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I like to be the right thing at the wrong time. Being the right thing at the right time is too easy.

Undated — Attributed, often cited in discussions of his contrarian nature
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Everybody has a different idea of what a good time is. I like to be alone and just look at things.

1960s — Interview
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I never wanted to be a rich person. I just wanted to be a famous person.

1970s — Interview
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I just see things as they are. I don't try to make them better or worse.

1960s — Interview
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There are always new things to like. You just have to keep your eyes open.

1975 — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
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I never wanted to be an artist. I wanted to be a machine.

1960s — Interview
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