"A woman's mind is affected by the meanest gifts."

-- Livy

“I had to get my camera to register things that were more important than how poor they were--their pride, their strength, their spirit.”

Source : Dorothea Lange, Keith F. Davis, Kelle A. Botkin (1995). “The photographs of Dorothea Lange”, Harry N. Abrams
“Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.”
“If you're going to perform inception, you need imagination. You need the simplest version of the idea-the one that will grow naturally in the subject's mind. Subtle art.”
“The only way weâ€™ll ever know what itâ€™s like to be you is if you work your best at being you as often as you can, and keep reminding yourself: Thatâ€™s where home is.”
“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.”
“I was a kid, 12 or something, when the Partridge Family was big on TV. I liked the curly cord running from the bass to the amps, which were real fancy. That cord looked so cool. I said, 'Wow! I gotta play something like that!”
“I get up every day, do the best that I can do, and go home and have a good time.”
“If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.”

Source : Siegbert Tarrasch (2012). “The Game of Chess”, p.234, Courier Corporation

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