Duane Michals Quotes
The majority of photographers focus on the obvious. They believe and accept what their eyes tell them, and yet eyes know nothing.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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I can get moody sometimes when I wake up after a nap - I'm like a four-year-old.
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We went from journalism, in newspapers that gets heavily edited, to blogs, where you can express your opinions, to tweeting, where you can say anything, and it gets repeated and becomes fact when it isn't. It's something the entire world is going to have to come to grips with.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.
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I think comedy is the perfect vehicle for that which is slightly beyond life.
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I'm encouraged because you pick up any food magazine and there's two or three recipes involving Indian spices.
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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
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Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I have short-term memory loss. I know that some of the memories of the Super Bowl championships are fading.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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I'd prefer to be good, but I'm not always. I struggle.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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We are breaking new ground in the territory of dumb with 'Shooting Fish.' Dumb, but in good taste. Silly, but not ridiculous.
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America needs to fully grasp the lessons learned from our history of fighting radical jihadists. There have been successes and failures.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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Often, just explicitly acknowledging how the other side must see things can help them open up to see your side and can help both parties achieve a fair and constructive outcome.
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The majority of photographers focus on the obvious. They believe and accept what their eyes tell them, and yet eyes know nothing.
