"As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him."

-- Ernest Renan

#Sacrifice Quotes #Horizon Quotes #Limits Quotes

“An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community.”
“I am not a model the camera just went off by itself”
“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.”

Source : "Luncheon of the Boating Party‎". Book by Susan Vreeland, 2007.
“Before they read words, children are reading pictures.”
“It really started cooking when I moved to Houston. I bought a house and got my own barbeque pit.”
“People in motion are wonderful to photograph. It means catching the right moment... when one thing changes into something else.”

Source : André Kertész, J. Paul Getty Museum (1994). “André Kertész: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum”, p.44, Getty Publications
“Why are there no windows in the toilets on aeroplanes? To protect you from the most dedicated perverts on the planet, hanging off the wing to get a peep?”
“I seldom feel comfortable in a theatre. I always feel like I own a cinema. I feel equally happy in an empty one as a full one. Probably happier in an empty one!”

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