"Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the person. He added nothing to photography as a medium. I hold his work in low regard."

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Jerzy Kosinski

#Photography Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Body Quotes

“If you feel like getting a divorce, you are no exception to the general rule.”
“Despair is better treated with hope, not dope.”

Source : Lancet I: 954 (1958)
“For young players, classic games are brand new. For older players, they bring back memories and make you feel good.”
“You stay successful the same way you became successful.”
“It was all about hate. There should be laws. We're there laws? Can you legislate against hatred?”
“He was struck by the details of the moment. This was something he needed to remember, when he dreamt. This feeling right here: heart thudding, pollen sticky on his fingertips, July pricking sweat at his breastbone, the smell of gasoline and someone else's charcoal grill.”
“It's always mildly unnerving when you're hanging upside down 70 feet in the air.”
“It's an old - and true - cliche that VCs rarely actually say 'no' - more often they say 'maybe', or 'not right now', or 'my partners aren't sure', or 'that's interesting, let me think about it'”

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