James Nachtwey Quotes
I don't believe there's any such thing as objective reality. It's only reality as we experience it.
Quotes to Explore
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One of the things you want as a successful writer is the anonymity.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.
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My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite.
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I ain't just collab-ing with anybody. Because I don't care about making friends. I got enough friends.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.
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I'm a reader of Chinese literature, I like their films, but also: I've had great difficulty getting my work published in China; very little of it has been published there. The first two attempts to have all of my work published, for instance, were refused without any reason ever being given.
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You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to like it.
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The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
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It simply isn't acceptable for the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon and others, which amass data by the terabyte, to say, 'Don't worry, your information's safe with us, as all sorts of rules protect you' - when all evidence suggests otherwise.
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In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do.
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The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace.
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A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
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You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.
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We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
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No matter what your career aspirations are, you should begin by thinking carefully about why you are engaging in any activity and what you can expect to get out of it.
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I said roughly that I was starting all over again. I don't think the past buys you anything.
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In our view, it is important to carefully preserve (the system that) has been built up over the decades and that has also functioned as a guarantee of international security.
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The problem with faith, is that it really is a conversation stopper. Faith is a declaration of immunity to the powers of conversation. It is a reason, why you do not have to give reasons, for what you believe.
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I don't believe there's any such thing as objective reality. It's only reality as we experience it.
