Ryszard Kapuscinski Quotes
Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to preserve oneself.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've always thought that I'd make a pretty good police officer, except maybe for the danger part. I have a rare medical condition that makes it difficult for me to risk getting shot, so probably I'd have to be one of those officers who work in 'do not shoot' areas.
-
The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.
-
Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
-
It is true that when there's a drone attack, those - that the - the terrorists are killed, it's true. But 500 and 5,000 more people rises against it, and more terrorism occurs, and more - more bomb blasts occurs.
-
Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
-
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
-
I learn my songs by ear.
-
When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
-
I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.
-
These days, the scientific community accepts me. But getting to that point was tremendously hard, and I think it required a big perception shift. When people have dedicated their lives to something - and spent eight years in college - they just expect that a kid wouldn't be up to doing it.
-
I used to say that I didn't want anything to do with e-mail. It seemed really impersonal, complicated and weird. I had no idea what an amazing way it is to reach people.
-
Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.
-
People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.
-
Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt of eliminating poverty.
-
Taking my bike out and riding the bike path along Lake Shore Drive, that's one of the great experiences in my life. And I hope to do it as long as I can.
-
The question of whether or to what extent human activities are causing global warming is not a matter of ideology, let alone of belief. The issue is simply one of risk management.
-
A mom has to be ready for anything.
-
There was another Judy Garland movie on TV, and it wasn't 'The Wizard of Oz,' and I was so confused. I was like, 'Wait a second, what is Dorothy doing in this movie?' And that's when I became fascinated. I didn't realize there were actors.
-
Red wine vinegar has some personality as well acidity.
-
I have been offered the highest paid contracts in the world. I refused them all. It's not my thing. I don't want to cheat people.
-
You already possess all you need to be genuinely happy.
-
Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
-
Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to preserve oneself.
