Elliot W. Eisner Quotes
The kinds of nets we know how to weave determine the kinds of nets we cast. These nets, in turn, determine the kinds of fish we catch.
Quotes to Explore
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I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it.
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Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!
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If you ask the fish whether they'd rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd vote for another blowout.
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I've always wanted to be able to hold my breath for like, ever, and swim in the water like a fish.
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Pretty much I love all types of fish; I pretty much stick with that. I love vegetables. I don't eat too much carbs, but I love salads, though. I'll usually have a salad, except for breakfast.
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Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.
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Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.
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The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.
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I only eat fish - no chicken, no turkey, just fish. I get all my protein from fish and egg whites.
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I'm a very, very healthy eater. I eat lots of fish, lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. I don't eat junk food.
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As a teenage fisherman, I watched and followed terns to find fish. Later, I studied terns for my Ph.D.
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Every unwanted animal ends up on my farm: alpacas and horses and dogs and cats and chickens and ducks and parrots and fish and guinea pigs.
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I don't love eating meat. I really only like chicken and fish.
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We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.
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We do not determine right or wrong based on what everybody else is doing.
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. . . your history is no less important to your survival than your ability to breathe. In the end, you can only determine whether to saturate your memories with pain or with perspective. Forgetting is not an option. I tell you the truth now: Pain was not God's plan for this life. It is a reality, but it is not a part of the plan.
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The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.
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Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish.
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I suppose the "dilemma" might come up if I see a black athlete from the U.S. squaring off against a white Canadian athlete. Who do I want to identify with? I certainly will not and cannot say that race determines how I see competition. I'm certainly aware of how race plays into the way others see and portray competition some times, but I don't have to invest in it that way myself. Unless it's boxing.
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What counts more than style is whether architecture improves our experience of the built world; whether it makes us wonder why we never noticed places in quite this way before.
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Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.
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I try to be a nice person, but it's difficult sometimes.
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The kinds of nets we know how to weave determine the kinds of nets we cast. These nets, in turn, determine the kinds of fish we catch.
