Martin Parr Quotes
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I do a lot of speaking about energy and environment. But that's more a second job than a hobby. Hobby-wise, I love the outdoors - hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, scuba diving. Because I spend almost all of my life in front of a screen, time in nature is especially important, I think.
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I think that my parents' divorce gave me a very strong sense of self-reliance and independence. I realised that I needed to make sure I could support myself because you don't know what's going to happen in the future.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
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I think nowadays, women are breaking the borders or the boundaries and also trying to give a new interpretation in terms of impact you can have to the society.
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We keep score in life because it matters. It counts. It matters. Too many people opt out and never discover their own abilities because they fear failure. They don't understand commitment.
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Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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So whatever I might have started to learn at that age was all undone by the next director and next crew in the next cheap picture, because I was allowed to get away with murder.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they're friends or girlfriends or whatever.
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I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why.
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If you wish to seduce an angel, you must play the part of a devil.
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So I walk like I'm on a mission cuz that's the way I groove.I got more and more to do, I got less and less to prove.It took me too long to realize that I don't take good picturesCuz I have the kind of beauty that moves.
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I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was the clang of people carving turkey during the set. If you put comedy and turkey side by side, turkey always wins.
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The poet complains or points out the discontent that lies at the heart of man, the individual man, and how can that be redeemed?
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Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.
