Garry Winogrand Quotes
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Films are meant solely to provide entertainment. There are no lessons to be learnt and and inferences to be drawn. Has anyone become dutiful and law abiding after seeing a film that espouses these very virtues? Films can do no more than influence fashion, decor, and hairstyle trends.
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I love Bridget Fonda.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
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After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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In India, nobody really talks about works of art; they always talk about the appreciation of art. You buy this for 3,000 rupees, it'll become 30,000 in two months.
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I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
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Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
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Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented. This is partly because the record companies have largely been copyright owners.
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I wanted to play piano, and that slid quickly into writing - it wasn't enough to play other people's notes: I had to write notes too.
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I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy.
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What I really remember is that people camped out everywhere, and the fact everybody expected it might turn into a big nightmare with all sorts of hassles because back in those days everybody was smoking pot and taking acid.
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People are just dumb. They misunderstand.
