super quotes from Robert Rauschenberg from the book RAUSCHENBERG 1987:

"I always feel that if I can't do something that I don't like, then I'm losing my touch. I think the role of the artist is not to be good, but to be something else. "Good" is measurable..."

"I like the experience that says that a shirt changes when it gets in the sun a little, or when you go swimming in it, or when the dog sleeps on it. I like the history of objects. I like humanitarian reportage."

"Actually, when I'm painting, I think that my mental attitude is to drive with the brakes on, and when I sense a funny smell, then I just turn off the ignition."

"I said that if you can avoid being an artist, do so. And if you decide that you can't avoid being an artist, good luck."