"One of the difficulties of photography is that it is much better at being explicit than at being reticent."

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Source : Teju Cole (2016). “Known and Strange Things”, p.104, Faber & Faber

Teju Cole

#Photography Quotes #Difficulty Quotes #Explicit Quotes

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“Mistaking insolence for freedom has always been the hallmark of the slave.”
“We all flee in hope of finding some ground of security”
“If you refuse to be happy until you have no problems or challenges, you will probably never be happy!”
“Obviously, television is a writer's medium, so you get a lot more power and authority. With a film, the discipline is having a beginning, middle and end, and having it work in a specific space of time.”
“An artist must have his measuring tools not in the hand, but in the eye.”
“You don't get Billie Joe Armstrong's autograph on your forehead without following your instincts.”
“The beauty of running is its simplicity; the beauty of runners is that we all have a similar drive to improve. We are either trying to run a personal best, or toeing the line for the first time, which will snowball into a future of trying to run personal bests. We road racers are a tight community of mileage-happy, limit-pushing athletes.”

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