"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been."

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Source : Diane Arbus (2003). “Diane Arbus: revelations”, Random House (NY)

Diane Arbus

#Life Quotes #Photography Quotes #Nature Quotes

“My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years.”
“The very presence of an angel is communication. Even when an angel crosses your path in silence, God has said to us, I am here. I am present in your life.”
“It's best to think of these as two things - they're related, but there's different dynamics going on with each of them. A key difference is Abyei is contested territory. We still do not know whether Abyei is going to belong to the new country of South Sudan or effectively the new country of Sudan, the northern part. That was supposed to be decided by a referendum in January; that referendum never happened, so it was being dealt with through political negotiations.”
“The key is that I control my life; my life doesn't control me.”
“Character and fate are two words for the same thing”
“...just like some people's instinct to photograph is triggered by vacation... assignments might be that to me and that's why I've built my life around assignments. That was the way to live the photographic life.”
“Let us hope that the advent of a successful flying machine, now only dimly foreseen and nevertheless thought to be possible, will bring nothing but good into the world; that it shall abridge distance, make all parts of the globe accessible, bring men into closer relation with each other, advance civilization, and hasten the promised era in which there shall be nothing but peace and goodwill among all men.”

Source : Octave Chanute (1894). “Progress in Flying Machines”
“20 years ago, I was pushed and mentored and given challenging assignments and then supported. That allowed me to have the career path I've had.”

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