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1. "I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I hated B.A.s and M.A.s. The reason I hated them is that I don't like being tested, failed or falsely praised by anyone." ~ Billy Childish
2. "I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable." ~ Billy Childish
3. "We are not actually in charge of life, yet behave as if we are the masters of our own destiny. The realization of this fact is quite a hard one. The ridiculousness of our pomposity and presumption can only result in anger or humor." ~ Billy Childish
4. "I coined this term 'freedom thru limitation' back in the '90s because I was sick of art being treated like pop, because of this boring 'anything can be art' theory." ~ Billy Childish
5. "Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way." ~ Billy Childish
6. "I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly." ~ Billy Childish
7. "I make sure I make a painting - that's my job. And I cook the Sunday dinner." ~ Billy Childish
8. "I'm going to get a pair of wire-snips, and I've also started a new campaign to have blank CDs on jukeboxes so you can play the silence." ~ Billy Childish
9. "I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work." ~ Billy Childish
10. "I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love." ~ Billy Childish
11. "People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion." ~ Billy Childish
12. "A moustache to a man is the same as a fringe is to a woman. When you've got it, you want to grow it out; when you've grown it out, you want to cut it." ~ Billy Childish
13. "Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers." ~ Billy Childish
14. "I liked drawing and painting, because the only failure would be to listen to the doubters who wanted me to stop drawing and painting because 'you aren't going to make a living doing that.' I liked looking in art books at the work of painters." ~ Billy Childish

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