“Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what...” — Anselm Kiefer Quote

Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose.

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.

I might have been born into a very literal sense of chaos, but in fact that state is true of all of us.

Art really is something very difficult. It is difficult to make, and it is sometimes difficult for the viewer to understand. It is difficult to work out what is art and what is not art.

I feel a responsibility to myself, and not so much for the world at large. Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose.

The trained mind is a rich mind.

I mean, I deal with so many problems on a personal basis with my students and I think to myself, 'Nobody ever trained me to do this.'

When I was 17 years old, I was given the opportunity to be trained as a wrestler. At the time, I never really thought about making it a career. I only saw it as a chance to do something that I always wanted to do.

I'm not trained in music.