"For me it is not a detachment toÂ takeÂ a picture. It's a way of touching somebody - it's a caressâ€¦Â I think that you can actually give people access toÂ theirÂ own soul."

-- Nan Goldin

#Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm interested in cinematic realism. I think there is a rich potential to bring to audiences people they haven't seen before, that they are discovering a bit like how we discover people in life for the first time. There's an authenticity that can't be denied.”
“My work is play. And I play when I design. I even looked it up in the dictionary, to make sure that I actually do that, and the definition of â€œplay,â€ number one, was â€œengaging in a childlike activity or endeavor,â€ and number two was â€œgambling.â€ And I realize I do both when Iâ€™m designing.”
“Jesus cursed a living tree and it died; Mohammed blessed a dead tree and it lived.”
“When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure â€” not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul.”
“Mankind owns its destiny, and its destiny is the earth. We are destroying it until we have no destiny.”
“In your cells right now, an enzyme is making a copy of your dna in less than two hours, right in the nucleus.”
“...the voice was indisputable. It continued to swear with that breadth and variety that distinguishes the swearing of a cultivated man.”
“As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago... I think if I feel any more free it's simply because of the experiences that I've had, and the wisdom I've accumulated from that time.”

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