Martin Parr Quotes
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Now is the only thing that exists.
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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Although it is true that Hizballah is organized, inspired, financed, and armed by Iran, its main bases in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley are under Syrian military control.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
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Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation.
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We the people have the strength to bring our country from our weak-kneed stumbling gait in the last ranks of reason to the leadership of the great march to environmental victory.
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My mother was born in Baltimore, and before her marriage, she was an artist and teacher of art.
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I grew up watching movies and television, and one day when I was really young I told my mom I wanted to become an actor, and she was really supportive and got me involved in local theater and commercials. From there I moved up to auditioning for movies and television.
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I feel like everything I wear is a favorite thing. I wouldn't wear something if I didn't love it, and I wouldn't just wear something because someone put me in it.
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The next revolution, the next trend is to be an intelligence-intensive company. That has more value to society than a labor-intensive company.
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.
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'By god', says he, 'I think the Devil shits Dutchmen'
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The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies.
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L'homme est ainsi fait qu'il ne se délasse d'un travail que par un autre.
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I think a lot of politicians, rightfully so, understand that their political futures are tied to how many times people see their names in print. The press is so accustomed to politicians wanting those things, it's a surprise when somebody's like, 'Whatever, I'm not really worried about those things.'
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I'm a good person. I don't wish hateful things on people. I don't hate anybody. I know that I treat people right.
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I want a daughter no matter what.
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From the window, I watch the city and the freeway. In the distance, the sky-rises look like mystic spires, unbearably close and far. I want to pick them up and eat them. I want to scream out loud sometimes, but I never do.
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The ability for us to laugh at ourselves is Britain's saving grace.
