Eugene Atget Quotes
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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Anyone who knows me knows what I'm about - how much I'm into empowerment, equal rights and everyone just loving themselves.
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The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism.
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It was a mistake. On the information we had, we shouldn't have prosecuted the war. We shouldn't have changed our argument from international law to regime change in a non-transparent way. It was an error for which we as a country paid a heavy price, and for which many people paid with their lives.
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I don't believe in asking God for anything. If I am worthy, He will give it to me. I think we should earn his blessings; I have never believed in mannats.
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When I think about somebody like Keira Knightley, whom I don't particularly know, I see somebody who is working hard, really trying to challenge herself and make smart choices in spite of people criticising her size and performances.
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The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
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With instrumental music, it is traditionally hard to get exposure.
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Me.
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Larry poured himself a coffee. 'I hate when they come in here with computers. They sit forever at their tables, and they don't talk to nobody, it's like having a place full of statues or zombies.'
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I'm just as fragile and broken as anyone else at times. We all have to get through our stuff as best we can. Some of us have strong armour, some of us don't. Sometimes my armour has been very strong and sometimes it's been very fragile.
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People are broad-minded. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive, there's something wrong with him.
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It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.
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It's a misconception that you don't have seasons in southern California. They are just very subtle. The vegetation is very different. Plants react differently. You just have to be a little more observant.
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I'm not saying it never occurred to me to want to write a masterpiece, but I really doubt I could.
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People see the 'Lil' Wayne' persona and think they know who he really is. My son's father is an intelligent, loving and lovable person who will always be a dear friend. That is all.
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I don't really have any faith in anybody enjoying photographs in a large enough sense to matter. I think it's all about finances, on one side.
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No practice or tradition trumps the human rights that belong to all of us.
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I rented a house in Favignana, off the coast of Sicily, in the mid or late '90s. There was a revolving door of visiting friends and family - we played games, painted our faces, went swimming naked, cooked big meals, rode around on motorini, and had great cappuccinos.
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I didn't really like the '80s, to be honest with you. There was some good music that came out, but it went a bit disco for me.
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When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.
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A good photograph is like a good hound dog, dumb, but eloquent.
