Aaron Siskind Quotes
For some reason or other there was in me the desire to see the world clean and fresh and alive, as primitive things are clean and fresh and alive. The so-called documentary picture left me wanting something.
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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'Murder in the First' takes 12 episodes to explore the crime and the issues surrounding it, all in the hopes of answering the question, 'How did we get to this point?'
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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So, it's like: I'm an OK singer; I'm an OK guitar player and you put them together and... it's just OK.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
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I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.
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I was just the perfect person to play the Mini-Me character.
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I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to somebody who actually has some solutions, some answers, and gives them some hope.
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There's really no money per se to be made on records. We used to make a lot of money on records. Now, all of our money is made on touring.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible things happen for reasons that defy human understanding. In the words of Job, 'when I looked for light, then came darkness.' Bad things happen, and we must guard against simple explanations in the aftermath.
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Words are sacred. If you get the right ones in the right order you can nudge the world a little.
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For some reason or other there was in me the desire to see the world clean and fresh and alive, as primitive things are clean and fresh and alive. The so-called documentary picture left me wanting something.
