"One impulse of photography, as immediate as its impulse to extend the visible, is to theatricalize its subjects. The photographer's command, Watch the birdie! is essentially a stage direction."

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Source : Stanley Cavell (1979). “The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film”, p.90, Harvard University Press

Stanley Cavell

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“They seldom looked happy. They passed one another without a word in the elevator, like silent shades in hell, hell-bent on their next look from a handsome stranger. Their next rush from a popper. The next song that turned their bones to jelly and left them all on the dance floor with heads back, eyes nearly closed, in the ecstasy of saints receiving the stigmata.”

Source : Andrew Holleran (1978). “The Dancer from the Dance: A Novel”, William Morrow & Company
“I get asked to do stupid things like panel shows and talk shows and things.”
“NASA projects often have romantic names that link into a long history of exploration and adventure: Atlantis and Discovery, for example.”
“Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, in all areas of life - looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times.”
“It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?”
“LISTEN: If you ever wondered what you would do if you were alive in the Civil Rights Movement, NOW IS THE TIME to find out. NOW. RIGHT NOW.”

Source : "The Amazing Black Activists We’re Thankful For in 2015" By Zeba Blay, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 23, 2015.
“Oh, my Lolita, I have only words to play with!”
“Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.”

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