"When you approach something to photograph it, first be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Then don't leave until you have captured its essence."

-- Minor White

#Essence Quotes #Attention Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Whamming someone smaller than oneself in order to teach that person civilized behavior is not within Miss Manners' concept of propriety, much less logic.”
“If you cannot find a group whose consciousness matches your own, be the source of one. Others of like consciousness will be drawn to you.”
“What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.”
“My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.”
“Our kinship with Earth must be maintained; otherwise, we will find ourselves trapped in the center of our own paved-over souls with no way out.”
“People think of my entire image as a kid who lives a straight and narrow life, so I can feel myself not being able to act comfortably. I've been thinking that I want to go through some different life experiences and have been learning a lot while living with my other members.”
“We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.”
“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently-no, they haven't given up-they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?" They usually don't have anything to say after that.”

Source : "The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future". Book by Jim Inhofe, 2012.

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