"Why should not the camera artist break away from the worn out conventions and claim the freedom of expression which any art must have to be alive."

-- Alvin Langdon Coburn

#Art Quotes #Expression Quotes #Cameras Quotes

“Give me the power to produce fever and Iâ€™ll cure all disease.”
“The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.”
“Believing in everything at the same time is the same as not believing in anything at all.”
“What is the one thing that 43% of men prefer over sex? Bacon!”
“The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become my religion - others pray in church. It's a banality, but you don't possess art, it possesses you. It's like falling in love.”
“Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.”

Source : "Ricki Lake: From Size 24 to Skinny" by Roxanna Sherwood, abcnews.go.com. January 5, 2011.
“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.”
“Coffee, according to the women of Denmark, is to the body what the Word of the Lord is to the soul.”

Source : Isak Dinesen (2011). “Seven Gothic Tales”, p.245, Vintage

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