"My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm."

-- Annie Leibovitz

#Artist Quotes #Choices Quotes #Environmental Quotes

“I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.”
“Science can explain what's happening down inside atoms and what's happening at the edge of the universe, but it cannot explain consciousness. It's a paradox--withou t consciousness there would be no science, but science doesn't know what to do, at all, with consciousness.”
“My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. If I were to get paid a million, I'd feel that I should sweep out the stadium every night after I finished playing the game.”
“When you do not have the basic requirements for survival and safety and belongingness and where there are huge inequities then fear turns into hatred.”
“I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me--that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.”
“Access to goods, services & talent triumphs over ownership”
“How you feed your mind is every bit as critical to your happiness as how you feed your body.”
“The tools to crush modern slavery exist, but the political will is lacking.”

Source : Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (2009). “Half the Sky”, p.24, Vintage

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