"The precise instant of creation is when you choose the subject. (meaning that the essential thing occurs at the moment when he, the photographer, meets the reality he wishes to capture."

-- Brassai

#Reality Quotes #Wish Quotes #Essentials Quotes

“It seems that the only gun violence some leftists approve of is gun violence aimed at cops and other groups they see as oppressive or racist.”
“Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.”

Source : Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.218, Penguin
“Yeah, I had actually tried to stop acting before I made Dead Man Walking.”
“Sometimes the good guy rips out innocent people's throats. That's just something the world need to live with if it wants the good guy to keep saving the day.”
“Life's greatest comfort is being able to look over your shoulder and see people worse off, waiting in line behind you.”
“As they were leading me up, I looked up and around the galleries and I could feel the whole Aboriginal race, of those who had gone before, were all up there, and I could visualise, I could hear voices and amongst those voices was the voice of my grandfather saying, 'It's alright now boy, you are finally in the council with the Australian Elders. Everything is now going to be alright.'”
“I say 'Mom, how come you don't change into an evening gown for dinner?' She says 'I do, it's called a bath robe. [...]”
“Mickey's a nice fellow who never does anyone any harm, who gets into scrapes through no fault of his own but always manages to come up grinning.”

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