In Italy, the country where fascism was born, we have a particular relation with the Holocaust, but as a turning point in history it belongs to everybody in the world. It is a part of humanity.
The difference between me and the newer artists is that I have the history with the architects, the masters that started the music. I know where the music came from.
History is representational, while time is abstract; both of these artifices may be found in museums, where they span everybody's own vacancy.
It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.
I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd get your supplies, and then you'd use your imagination.
In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters.
We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.
Everybody jokes about that old story about the world only needing five computers, but when you think about it, that's where we're heading.
Yes, sir, a patrol car came and took me down to a station where they were trying to develop films, but they hadn't got the facilities to develop colored film.
I'm not a car guy. The subway gets me where I need to go efficiently and cheaply, and I don't worry about traffic.
Museums are like the quiet car of the world. It's a place you can come to escape, where there's authenticity, there's uniqueness, there's calm, there's physicality.
There are people who own cars and are getting free cell phones. A car helps one find a job, too. Where do you draw the line?
I will never have a drink and get behind the wheel of a car. It's not illegal to drink and drive, but there becomes a certain point where it does become a crime.
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'
I knew I was going to be a journalist when I was eight years old and I saw the printing presses rolling at the Sydney newspaper where my dad worked as a proofreader.
Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised.
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different.
I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.
