Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. – Joseph Addison
They have the ability to take a persons freedom from them. On certain situations, they have the ability to take a persons reputation. And under certain circumstances, they have the authority to take a persons life. – Daryl Gates
After its hothouse incubation in the seventies, appropriation breathed important new life into art. This life flowered spectacularly over the decades – even if its now close to aesthetic kudzu. – Jerry Saltz