Martin Parr Quotes
I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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Sometimes I'm happy - you can tell via Twitter. Sometimes I'm pissed off - you can tell via Twitter. I just think, at the end of the day, I don't want them to see me as a celebrity; I just want them to see me and say, 'He's like a regular person at his job right now who's mad.'
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.
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I'm a really bad liar.
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The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
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If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit.
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How can I convert the enthusiasm of voters into a practical programme of action that meets their desire for economic security and greater prosperity?
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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Whether we're Democrats or Republicans or independents, we have to learn to hang together or we're gonna hang separately.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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I love brawling, but I'm a smart fighter.
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Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy.
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I don't like to play the victim.
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When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.
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I try to be a good father, and my kids are the most important thing in my life.
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When I wrote my first book, 'Koolaids,' I felt rejected and not wanted.
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I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read. There just wasn't time enough to read everything I wanted to read.
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There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary.
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There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use.
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When I entertain at home, I take time and pleasure in the small details that make all the difference. Entertaining is about giving to people and sharing with them.
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My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.
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I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.
