Aaron Siskind Quotes
In any art, you don't know in advance what you want to say - it's revealed to you as you say it. That's the difference between art and illustration.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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I would like to see America some day.
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I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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All the reasons that have made software so successful are beginning to happen with hardware. So much can be done so quickly, prototyped so rapidly, and the costs are so low.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
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PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.
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Someone like Amy Poehler, I don't know, but I feel like I know her. I think everyone feels like they know her.
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I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
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It's great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.
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My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.
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The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
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The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world.
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The happiest I have ever been is in the life that I led with my wife and kids.
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There are positives to moving around and changing companies: you put things in perspective; you can compare living and working conditions. Living in one city, you tend to take things for granted; your view is much more narrow. In Europe, a dancer can leave for a year and still keep her original contract.
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Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think it's still coming to computer science.
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Monsters are a departure from 'reality' in a way that allows for a range of fantastic possibilities. I mean this within the world of literature as well as in regards to art. When I sit down to draw, I'm energized by the possibility of creating a monster. That is where I find beauty and pathos.
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In any art, you don't know in advance what you want to say - it's revealed to you as you say it. That's the difference between art and illustration.
