Andy Warhol was a prominent figure, if not the creator, of pop art. A visual art movement that has made waves throughout the 60’s in every corner of the modern culture. The incredibly eccentric American artist has cemented the legendary phrase ’15 minutes of fame’, though what he said exactly was “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Also, he described himself as a ‘deeply superficial person’.
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Take a look at some of his most acid but inspiring comments on life:
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1.Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they’ll just have to learn how to be babies longer.
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2. They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
3. Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?
4. Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains – daisy chains – of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between ‘his,’ ‘her’ or ‘their’ wish and yours.
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5. Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.
6. Fantasy love is much better than reality love.
7. I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.
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8. I like boring things.
9. “When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can’t make them change if they don’t want to, just like when they do want to, you can’t stop them.”
10. “Why do people spend their time being sad when they could be happy?”
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