Philippe Halsman Quotes
A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was.
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Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do. All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have 'Watchmen' with a Superman character who doesn't want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed.
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The media's gotten lazy. They don't check anything out. You report what he reports.
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The world is too violent right now.
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Working with Angela Bassett is by far the best. I've watched and admired her for years. I'm very intrigued by her work. She's so cool. I still call her 'Mom' when I see her.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
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I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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I have an appreciation for everywhere I've been so far.
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While I am not saying Facebook cannot be a wonderland for marketers, I am still waiting to see the proof of it, and so should every reporter.
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If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
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I am not only overwhelmed with excitement to be back in the seat but also to show my support to help raise awareness to end domestic violence and sexual assault by displaying the 'No More' symbol as I pilot the No. 24 car.
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If you look at my closet, there's all kinds of shoes, but at the same time I don't want to spread myself thin as far as designs and collabs.
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We live in an age of apologies. Apologies, fake or true, are expected from the descendants of empire builders, slave owners and persecutors of heretics, and from men who -in our eyes- just got it all wrong. So, with the age of 85 coming up shortly, I want to make an apology. It appears I must apologize for being male, white, and European.
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A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was.
