"It's entirely ridiculous and hopeless to try to compete with somebody who made such a huge contribution to photography... I knew when I went into photography that I would be compared to my mother. I thought to myself, what can I do about that?"

-- Amy Arbus

#Mother Quotes #Photography Quotes #Trying Quotes

“It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.”
“Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”
“Of all the lessons history teaches, this one is the plainest: the person who tries to achieve ends through force is always unscrupulous and is always cruel. We should remember this in an age where morality seems to be disappearing and is being replaced by politics.”
“Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and theyâ€™ll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.”

Source : "Sculpting in Time" by Andrei Tarkovsky, (p. 152), 1986.
“People build continuity into their life: Places, friends and goals. We go to work on Monday with plans for Friday night, enroll as freshmen intending to be seniors and save money for retirement. We try to control what comes next and shape it to meet our will.”

Source : Nathaniel Fick (2006). “One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer”, p.194, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“They know that it is human nature to take up causes whereby a man may oppress his neighbor, no matter how unjustly. ... Hence they have had no trouble in finding men who would preach the damnability and heresy of the new doctrine from the very pulpit...”
“In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.”
“Look at me!â€™ I screeched. â€˜Look at me, Amadeus von Linden, you sadistic hypocrite, and watch this time! Youâ€™re not questioning me now, this isnâ€™t your work, Iâ€™m not an enemy agent spewing wireless code! Iâ€™m just a minging Scots slag screaming insults at your daughter! So enjoy yourself and watch! Think of Isolde! Think of Isolde and watch!”

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