"I profoundly believe in - and teach - the proposition that photography is inherently a fiction-making process. Don't speak to me of the document; I don't really believe in it, particularly now. A picture's not the world, but a new thing."

-- Tod Papageorge

#Photography Quotes #Believe Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Our bodies are at once the receiving and transmitting stations for life itself. It is the highest wisdom to recognize this fact and train our bodies to render them sensitive and responsive to nature, art and religion.”
“To describe externals, you become a scientist. To describe experience, you become an artist.”
“Christ not only died for all: He died for each.”
“The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 15, 2016
“I've never been able to do just one draft. That seems a wonderful thing. Do you know anyone who can?”
“Thereâ€™s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what youâ€™re meant to do. Itâ€™s like falling in love.”
“Every kid comes to a point in his life, where you listen to your Dad, but then you go into the street and you start listening to the views of other people. You're looking for role models. It's like that moment when you step out.”
“I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.”

Source : "Golden Globes 2015: rapper Common's memorable, winning speech" by Lorraine Ali, www.latimes.com. January 12, 2015.

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