"A skillful photographer can photograph anything well."

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Source : E. J. Bellocq, Lee Friedlander, John Szarkowski (1970). “E.J. Bellocq: Storyville portraits, photographs from the New Orleans red-light district, circa 1912”

John Szarkowski

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“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”
“Everywhere I went on my job covering conflict, the Kalashnikov was the predominant arm.”

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“I'm an introverted sort of writer.”
“Cowspiracy may be the most important film made to inspire saving the planet.”
“Coach's Rule: never admit a lack of experience or knowledge. Carry on at all times as though you've guided a hundred champion crews. Honesty is not the best policy when leading a bunch of college rowers. They are looking for strong, disciplined leadership and not a kinder, gentler coach. Once you've established a certain attitude and demeanor, it's nearly impossible to change to a difference mode in mid-season.”
“I'm not a prophet I can only use historical reality to come to a view of the future, and my view is that Africa will return to being African and not European. The advent of colonialism was foreign to the country itself, but it will return to what it was before the Europeans arrived.”
“Halfway through Numbers, I got really jaded, and I had these unrealistic expectations about what Numbers could be. I thought it should be Emmy-nominated. I was in my mid-20s, so I was kind of shortsighted and silly.”

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“You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.”

Source : "Made in Japan : Akio Morita and Sony" by Akio Morita, Edwin M. Reingold, Mitsuko Shimomura, (p. 202), 1986.

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