"For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war."

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Source : "War Photographer". Documentary, War, www.imdb.com. 2001.

James Nachtwey

#Photography Quotes #War Quotes #Lying Quotes

“Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.”

Source : Mercedes Lackey (2003). “Exile's Honor”, p.88, Penguin
“Liberalism is fundamentally an ideology of liberation that has throughout history risen in protest against the totalitarian and anti-human movements of various kinds, such as communism and nazism. It is therefore natural that the Progress Party with its liberal base once again stands first in the line and takes up the fight when a new fascist ideology as Islamism is spreading throughout the world.”
“We can have peace if we let go of wanting to change the past and wanting to control the future.”
“Women are the ones that bear the greatest burden. We are also the ones who nurture societies.”

Source : "21 Leaders for the 21st Century". Interview for Women's E News, 2008.
“It is of first importance that the military be subordinate to civilian government”
“Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope.”
“Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages across that connect to the world in ways that seem familiar but are different.”
“We were staring at the origin of a piece of our own bodies inside this 375-million-year-old fish. We had a fish with a wrist.”

Source : Neil Shubin (2008). “Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body”, p.38, Vintage

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