"Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like."

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Source : "As nature bleeds, Edward Burtynsky gets the big picture" by Kenneth Baker, www.sfgate.com. July 6, 2005.

Edward Burtynsky

#Subliminal Quotes #Activism Quotes

“The boundary between philosophy and fiction is not as clear cut as you may think and the two definitely interact..”
“Working with Yahoo! allows us to give our fans a chance to listen to our songs, check out the video, purchase our new album, win tickets to our show, and chat with us all in one place.”
“The ways of Providence cannot be reasoned out by the finite mind ... I cannot fathom them, yet seeking to know them is the most satisfying thing in all the world.”

Source : Selma Lagerlöf (2016). “Jerusalem”, p.62, Library of Alexandria
“I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very important to get the audience on your side. As for a competition, you can't win without strong technical content.”
“Various kinds of self-forgetting, usually accompanied by illusions and myths, make it possible to live without the intransigent facing of death-in the sense of always thinking about it and what it means for life and the things dear in life-which is characteristic of a serious life.”
“I can't remember a time when my mom didn't work. She has forever been on the move: a go-getter. When my brother Adel and I had a paper route as kids, my mom would get up before us at the crack of dawn to drop off the Washington Post at different corners.”
“Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting.”

Source : Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.
“The other day I saw a guy with a sign that said, WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY? Which freaked me out because I was on my way to the Department of Motor Vehicles.”

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