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The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.


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If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it... The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then you can be realistic about reproducing it.

If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it... The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then you can be realistic about reproducing it.



To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.

To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.



Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.

Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.



When everything goes right a mobile is a piece of poetry that dances with the joy of life and surprise!

When everything goes right a mobile is a piece of poetry that dances with the joy of life and surprise!



Above all, art should be fun.

Above all, art should be fun.



To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.



The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it.

The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it.



My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.

My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.



About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).

About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).



My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.





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Jesus Christ said the gate that leads to destruction is wide and the way is broad, but the gate which leads to life is straight and the way narrow.

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When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed.

When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed.



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You don't want the office to be a completely relaxing place. You want it to be a vibrant place.



Mankind's expectations have to be greater than ourselves and that the further out there we go, the more we find out that it's about you and me.

Mankind's expectations have to be greater than ourselves and that the further out there we go, the more we find out that it's about you and me.



Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman.

Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman.



Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one's life.

Let us all remember this: one cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one's life.




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