"I was taking all prints and I brought them to the Magnum meetings, trying the old Josef Koudelka trick: Give them to photographers, who are getting bored during the talks about the economics of the agency, to look through with a pen. They'll separate them in two piles. I started to find the core pictures that people seem to relate to."

-- Peter van Agtmael

#Two Quotes #Agency Quotes #Bored Quotes

“Kosovo is too close to Europe. It is not only close to Albania, it is close to Greece, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, where there are still many Kosovo refugees. Spontaneous reactions could multiply.”
“The secret to the fountain of youth is to think youthful thoughts.”
“It is blasphemous rebellion against God thatmarks the Antichrist as the final and logical expression of humanism.”
“I'm happy that I can focus on my body a little bit. I'm not happy to get surgery, but I'm happy that I can focus on getting better.”
“Jason, stop this,â€ she pleaded. â€œYou donâ€™t want to kiss me. You donâ€™t even like me more than a little when you arenâ€™t foxedâ€ A harsh laugh escaped him. â€œI like you too damned much!â€ he whispered bitterly, then pulled her head down and captured her lips in a demaning, scalding kiss that took everything and give nothing in return.”
“I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage - that's probably the subconscious reason I became an actor.”
“For more than 30 years the Islamic regime and its apologists have tried to dismiss women's struggle in Iran as part of a western ploy.”
“The subtle generational cues that make one thing cool and another uncool aren't always obvious to a parent. My children are my dinner-table sounding board. I've come up with some wonderful ideas that they universally dismissed as 'lame.'”

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