Nickolas Muray Quotes
Photography, fortunately, to me has not only been a profession but also a contact between people - to understand human nature and record, if possible, the best in each individual.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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Anyone with the right mix of parental paranoia and entrepreneurial moxie can make a fortune by selling parents the equipment we think will keep us one step ahead of our kids.
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The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world.
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Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
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Politics is about putting yourself in a state of grace.
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I always liked parties. You meet people; you can have fun.
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The trouble with conservatives is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington is a hot tub.
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You slam a politician, you make out he's the devil, with horns and hoofs. But his wife loves him, and so did all his mistresses.
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Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.
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Fridays after school, especially when the weather was lousy, Mom would take me to the library. She'd let me check out whatever I wanted, and I checked out a lot.
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The part of Stripe that I've always found most interesting is the idea of facilitating new commerce that wouldn't otherwise happen. Payouts is turning out to be a big part of that. These new networks are efficient, intelligent replacements for offline behemoths.
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With everything that I've done with YouTube and podcasts for so many years, it's been: you can record it, edit, and then upload that day. With the book and documentary, it's been such a longer process.
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I don't like to dictate the style to the customer, I believe people give something their own trend.
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The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
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Photography, fortunately, to me has not only been a profession but also a contact between people - to understand human nature and record, if possible, the best in each individual.
