People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' In the first place I don't use ideas. … - Robert Rauschenberg

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Robert Rauschenberg

People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' In the first place I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea it's too limiting, and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity.

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I don't really trust ideas, especially good ones. Rather I put my trust in the materials that confront me, because they put me in touch with the unknown.

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