"The importance of immobility and silence to photographic authority, the nonfilmic nature of this authority, leads me to some remarks on the relationship of photography with death. Immobility and silence are not only two objective aspects of death, they are also its main symbols, they figure it."

-- Christian Metz

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“The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God.”
“She [MÃ©rian] shook her head sadly. 'What Bran wants is impossible.' 'Well,' I [Will] said, 'I wouldn't be too sure. I have seen the lone canny fox outwit the hunter often enough to know that it matters little how many horses and men you have. All the wealth and weapons in the world will not catch the fox that refuses to be caught.”
“If I were just curious, it would be very hard to say to someone, I want to come to your house and have you talk to me and tell me the story of your life. I mean people are going to say, You're crazy. Plus they're going to keep mighty guarded. But the camera is a kind of license. A lot of people, they want to be paid that much attention and that's a reasonable kind of attention to be paid.”
“A man cannot be comfortable spiritually who is in bondage financially.”
“China recognizes and also respects the universality of human rights. We will continue our efforts to promote democracy and the rule of law.”
“Each day, the American housewife turns toward television as toward a lover. She feels guilty about it, and well she might, for he's covered with warts and is only after her money.”
“To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.”
“If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off”

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