Dawoud Bey Quotes
Improvisational things about picture-making... learned from working with the small camera early on have served me well in being able to think quickly when making [portraits].
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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It's always nice to have more than just two hands if you're making cakes.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.
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Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.
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The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
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I love Rihanna's style. It's a good mix of streetwear and show wear, and I love her music, too. She's an incredible singer and performer.
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You can't give up in any game, even if you are losing.
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I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue to be popular.
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By putting downward pressure on interest rates, the Fed is trying to make financial conditions more accommodative - supporting asset values and lower borrowing costs for households and businesses and thus encouraging the spending that spurs job creation and a stronger recovery.
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I want to make my mum's life and my life safe.
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For me, it's really like, okay, if you go far with the unexpected materials and unexpected proportions or volumes, then keep the colors quite simple and straightforward for men.
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I'm not American. I still have my Japanese citizenship.
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I see my albums as working diaries, as living scrapbooks of me and my life.
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My style has changed and evolved mainly because I've grown to have more confidence in myself.
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I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe.
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My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.
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No one's raising children any more. To love a child, you've got to work for it. You have to change its diapers and feed it at night!
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Until you're willing to accept what already is - the things of your past that you can't change - there's no space for you to create what you want. Acceptance is the key to unlocking the door to true peace, happiness, and freedom.
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The police can't use clubs or gas or dogs. I suppose they will have to use poison ivy.
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If we do our job right, then we have everything to stand on. If we don't do our job, we have everything to lose on.
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Improvisational things about picture-making... learned from working with the small camera early on have served me well in being able to think quickly when making [portraits].
