Larry Harvey Quotes

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Larry Harvey

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : January 11, 1948

The art cars are the public transportation system. And that requires regulation because, lately, we've had art cars that don't want people on board and that want private parties, and that's in conflict with the communitarian feeling and the interactive aspect of society.

Larry Harvey

We've been civilized from the beginning. In the desert, it's a baroque city like Paris or Rome.

Larry Harvey

As a child, I craved sophistication and culture. My parents didn't know what to make of me.

Larry Harvey

People give because they identify with Burning Man, with our city, with our civic life. The idea of giving something to the citizens of Black Rock City has enormous appeal to them because it enhances their sense of who they are and magnifies their sense of being. That's a spiritual reward.

Larry Harvey

If all of your self worth and esteem is invested in how much you consume, how many likes you get, or other quantifiable measures, the desire to simply possess things trumps our ability or capability to make moral connections with people around us.

Larry Harvey