"That's the problem with belief: If you rely on it too heavily, you have a lot of picking up to do after you find out you were wrong."

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I was a student, and as such you generally rely on prior models of how to make art, but these were not satisfying. Then I discovered in photos what had been missing in paintings; namely that they make a terrific variety of statements and have great substance. That is what I wanted to convey to paintings and apply to it.

— Gerhard Richter