I Always Say I'm No Different Than

I Had Very Few Friends. We Always Ate Dinner With Our Parents. We Didn't Want To Go Out. American Adolescence Was A Lot Wilder Than I Would Have Felt Comfortable With.

How We Are Using Up Our Home, How We Are Living And Polluting The Planet Is Frightening. It Was Evident When I Was A Child. It's More Evident Now.

When I Was Building The Vietnam Memorial, I Never Once Asked The Veterans What It Was Like In The War, Because From My Point Of View, You Don't Pry Into Other People's Business.

I Was Probably The First Kid In My High School To Go To Yale. I Applied Almost As A Lark. Then, When I Got There, I Was The Dumbest Person In Your Class.

An Artist Fights To Retain The Integrity Of A Work So That It Remains A Strong, Clear Vision. Art Is And Should Be The Act Of An Individual Willing To Say Something New, Something Not Quite Familiar.