"Photography was my choice of weapons."

-- Gordon Parks

#Photography Quotes #Choices Quotes #Weapons Quotes

“People are afraid of things they don't understand.”
“I think [H.P. Lovecraft] recognized what he was dealing with, he was dealing with demons. And he was dealing with creatures that're suffering. There's no way out of this suffering.”
“Everything smaller than Heaven bores us because only Heaven is bigger than our hearts.”
“Happiness is like water. We’re always trying to grab onto it, but it’s always slipping between our fingers”

Source : Chinelo Okparanta (2013). “Happiness, Like Water”, p.144, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Praying can make a difference, and it is up to all of us to try that, with faith, and see if it will not support these admirable troops, their spouses, and their families.”
“Advising the average person to not concern herself with calories but instead to pay attention to hunger triggers and eating foods rick in nutrients--well, it's a wonderful concept. I also love the thought of unicorns jumping over cotton candy rainbows. I'm even considering taking up basketball to see if it makes me taller. Come on already! Suggesting that someone who struggles with his weight does not need to think about calories is as risky as suggesting you not look at price tags the next time you're in the market for a car.”
“Oversized houses, like oversized cars, seem to be a particularly American fixation.”

Source : "The Too-Big House" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. June 21, 2011.
“Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I've worked on, it's part of me.”

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