"When photography was invented, people had to make room in their minds for the idea that the dead would always be visible."

-- Vicki Goldberg

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“As Paradise (though of God's own Planting) was no longer Paradise than the Man was put into it, to dress it and to keep it, so nor will our Gardens remain long in their perfection unless they are also continually cultivated.”

Source : John Evelyn, William Upcott (1825). “Miscellaneous Writings”, p.430, London : H. Colburn
“Name, no, nothing is nameable, tell, no, nothing can be told, what then, I don't know, I shouldn't have begun.”
“By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than there are workers.”
“This is a, uh, friendship ring right?â€ â€œYeah, donâ€™t worry. If I propose, youâ€™ll know it. For one thing, Iâ€™ll be hyperventilating.â€ A sly smileâ€”surprisingly sexyâ€”turned up his lips. â€œAnd itâ€™ll be a ruby.â€ â€œRubies? No diamonds? Too expensive for the old writerâ€™s salary, huh?â€ He made a disparaging grunt at that. â€œNo, I just think diamonds are common, thatâ€™s all. If I get married, itâ€™ll be because something uncommon is occurring. Besides, you wear a lot of red, right? I know how important it is for your accessories to match.”
“Its very important to me to be respected by true talented artists and great minds than by the masses who need to be told how to think. Its more important for me to do things that are spiritually rewarding because that wealth is what makes me feel alive. I do not touch projects that do not yield personal fulfillment, or put me in a field with talent that is over-measured. You wont find me where there is no Truth. And Im not one to jump on any bandwagons or join a gold rush without a purpose. Id rather create my own projects and grow my own fields.”
“I hope that my work makes a difference because I think that's why I do it.”
“... lapses of memory are only attractive when you've encouraged them, not when they take you unawares.”

Source : Hildegard Knef (1972). “The Gift Horse: Report on a Life”
“In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.”

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