"Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary."

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Matthew Knisely

#Looks Quotes #Ordinary Quotes #Extraordinary Quotes

“The landscape is one of the kinds that I think, at least this body of work is the least selfish of the stuff that I've done. It's all selfish. It is making images of things that I want to see, that turn me on, that make me happy, that satisfy me.”

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“Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.”
“You remember the Duke of Wellington was talking of the Battle of Waterloo when he said that it was not that the British soldiers were braver than the French soldiers. It was just that they were brave five minutes longer. And in our struggles sometimes that's all it takes-to be brave five minutes longer, to try just a little harder, to not give up on ourselves when everything seems to beg for our defeat.”
“What is worrisome about that is the U.S. standard of living. I think it is very difficult to envision our standard of living being preserved if we are in an economy where all people do is flip hamburgers, wait on people in stores, and sue each other. Itâ€™s not much of a basis for an economy.”
“I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes been a lonely road, because I never meet anybody coming the other way.”
“I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.”
“I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isnâ€™t some faction archetype. But the Tris whoâ€™s trying as hard as she can to destroy herself â€¦ I canâ€™t love her.â€ I want to scream. But not because Iâ€™m angry, because Iâ€™m afraid heâ€™s right. My hands shake and I grab the hem of my shirt to steady them. He touches his forehead to mine and closes his eyes. â€œI believe youâ€™re still in there,â€ he says against my mouth. â€œCome back.”
“The idea of connecting all people to knowledge and each other is enduring”

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