My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.

Carl Andre
I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

Carl Andre
Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist.

Carl Andre
My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics but the unanalysed politics of my life.

Carl Andre
Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.