"Look down every now and then.
There is a wonderful patchwork quilt at your feet at all times."
Den arrogante apatien som finnes overalt i samfunnet i dag kan lett sammenlignes med grusomheter som blir begått i Guds navn. (The arrogant apathy that exists everywhere in today's society can easily be compared with atrocities committed in God's name.)
"We all have Free Will, but it is not always that we necessarily feel free to make the choices that we prefer to make."
"I am not afraid to die, but rather afraid of not being able to live the life that I want to live."
"Ikke en eneste gang har en journalist eller reporter spurt om AIMs
(Artists in Motions) synspunkter på betydningen av kunst i Norge
overfor innvandrere, eller hvordan kunst laget av innvandrere
bør vurderes i vårt samfunn. Disse spørsmål er uinteressante for
tabloidene, og kunstkritikere frekventerer sjelden kunstutstillinger
til innvandrerkunstnere. Bøker skrevet av innvandrerforfattere er
sjelden lest av kritikere og anmeldere. Jeg antar at interessen for
kunst laget av innvandrere har mindre betydning enn aktuelle
samfunnsdebatter fremmet av innvandrerkunstnere i Norge. Det er først
når en innvandrer lager "bråk" eller kaprer medieoppmerksomhet på en
annen måte at de blir fremhevet som interessante mennesker, personligheter
og kunstnere. At kunstnere med ikke-norsk opprinnelse spiller på media bør
ikke være overraskende." (sagt som leder av Artists in Motion, 2001.)
"Når kulturministeren snakker må jeg holde meg for ører, øyne og munn." (sagt som
AIM-leder, i media debatt, 2001.)
"That is the way it is with promotion of art and culture. It often feels as though
we tire ourselves -- just as Sisyphus, and then suddenly we experience both larger
and smaller breakthroughs and moments of recognition. He/she who has the ability to
get things done and the spirit of constantly moving ahead is ever there -- regardless,
and will never become blind to the many pearls that shimmer and shine and sparkle --
even in the small meeting places and exchanges ... and that eventually find their way
to greatness in the hearts, souls and thoughts of the larger common human consciousness."
"Most modern-day schools of psychology approach self-analysis from the context of the
individual versus his or her environment. The mystic or magician begins with the
concept that man is an integral part of nature (or his environment) in its every
manifestation (air, water, fire and earth), and seeks to realize or "remember" his context of divinity through becoming one with the Spirit (which is called IAO or
the Great Source). In essence, by ceasing to perceive of oneself as an independent
entity which interacts with an uncontrollable environment, the spiritual aspirant
opens himself to a multi-level framework of realities. Enlightenment, in its final stages,
involves the integration of these seemingly competing realities into one manifestation.
The methods utilized are various, but each successful magician or mystic reaches the
same end result: he becomes one with, or simply becomes, GOD."
"... and as we continuously redefine our identities to ourselves, we persistently
turn away from the only reality we know -- that we are but the aggregate of the
perceptions of others."
"I believe that art is both an intentional and an intuitive process, with many pitfalls:
eg. overwriting, non-attention to levels of language used ($5 words can sometimes be
more appropriate than $5000 words), stylistic and punctuation liberties that sometimes
work and sometimes not, mimicking famous (and usually deceased) writers without
sufficiently developing one's own signature style, and getting all too caught up in --
or ignoring -- traditions of literature without having thought through why one has
consciously chosen this or that style, or a divergence ... just to name a few. At the
same time, I believe that artists must always keep experimenting in order to grow and to
develop further. That means taking risks ... and sometimes even falling flat on one's face.
That is okay. We eventually learn from both our own ... and others' mistakes."
"In a sense, we are all gay ... inasmuch as we all seek the right to be different,
as well as to be the same. For some, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is
recognition and acceptance; and for others it is perhaps the excitement of covert
intimacy and adventure. One day, men all over the world will be able to proudly
quote from Catullus 16 -- this time with pride and loving spirit: "Pedicabo ego
vos et irrumabo" (I shall bugger you and you can blow me)."
"For me, art involves both a degree of planning and an equal measure of spontaneity.
Characters and circumstances very quickly take on personalities of their own and
eventually begin to write their own “stories” within the story. The same applies to poetry.
The voices expressed in various poetic works are also “personalities” that are essentially
channeled through me as writer."
"The mere mention of “rules of writing” from the 20th century makes me livid.
Art in development is more about breaking rules than following them."
"I have no use for guilt anymore … guilt is one of the emotions I try to avoid since
I was diagnosed with the AIDS virus 16 years ago. However, I do have many pleasures
and I am not so very keen on denying them for myself."
"If you did not call first to let me know that you are
thinking of stopping by, then please do not ring my
doorbell to tell me that you are here."
"Sometimes I think that I am the richest person that I know ... despite material poverty."
"People who cannot talk to one another about sex probably should not
be having it either."
"When dealing with two-faced persons, I much prefer to
relate to the face that is talking behind my back than
the one that is lying to my face."
"Conspiracy theories are no different than religion and propaganda. When followed blindly and to the letter they lead only to maya/illusion, and function as opiates. There is a grain of truth in every one of them, but we need to use intuition and common sense to figure out how to put the pieces of the puzzle together properly. One hint: if we follow the course of greed, power and ego we will understand much of what is really going on in the world. And if we use our "creative" powers of thought, words and actions to make a better reality and world then we will solve many problems."
When "religions" defile humanity and spirituality, they should be forsaken for "the kingdom within".
Adam and Eon.
my beloved parents and grandparents.
Adam being just too damned kewl.
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