Barbara Ess Quotes
I try to photograph what can't be photographed - psychological or subjective reality, which seems more real than physical or consensual reality.
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Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many. One thing about our country that is constant is cricket. The smile it brought to people's faces was the thing I shall always remember. It reminded me, reminded all of us, of our importance to the lives of the Indian people less lucky than we are.
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In the governments, as we've witnessed in the past, they had to hide. Because there's a lot of concentration on the friends-and-family club... We're not about that. That's not the government of the future of the State of New York. What's gonna pull this state out of the doldrums that it's in right now is an honest and open government.
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Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.
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I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.
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Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.
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I'm not hiding anything. What you see is what you get.
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Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories.
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I believe in incentivizing people. If you can incentivize people in anything, whether it's in politics; in life; in spirituality; in business; just take care of folks. Incentivize them and all of a sudden it's amazing the difference that you'll see.
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It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.
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People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.
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Listen, you make a big movie, you're going into the Coliseum, and people are going to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down. And that's part of the game. It's part of the fun as well.
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Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering the prospects for peace.
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The first 'Polly and the Pirates' is about a prim and proper girl who gets kidnapped out of her comfy boarding school by a bunch of pirates that think she's the daughter of their long lost queen. In the course of the adventure, she discovers she has a natural penchant for swashbuckling, despite her sheltered childhood.
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The difference between keeping things clean and keeping kids clean was that things just sat still and waited for the dirt to collect. We kids were carriers. We ran a pickup and delivery service.
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Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.
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If all you leave in the library is books that you think speak to everyone, what are you going to have? You'd have nothing.
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When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.
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My mom is very excited for the fact that I got signed and, of course, being a mom, she's going to be a little worried.
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Spirituality is natural goodness. God is not a person; God is a presence personified in us. Spirituality is not a thing; it is the atmosphere of God's Presence, goodness, truth, and beauty.
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I try to photograph what can't be photographed - psychological or subjective reality, which seems more real than physical or consensual reality.
