"These days I think the composers of music influence me more than any photographers or visual creators. I see something exciting or lovely and think to myself: 'If Papa Haydn or Wolfgang Amadeus or the red-headed Vivaldi were here with a camera, they'd snap a picture of what's in front of me.' So I take the picture for them."

-- Ralph Steiner

#Thinking Quotes #Lovely Quotes #Papa Quotes

“Dance is the music of our body, sound is the rhythm of our feeling, silence is the symphony of our soul.”
“For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because of the absence of health insurance.”
“Iâ€™ve never seen anyone rehabilitated by punishment.”
“As for Christianity's alleged concern with truth, Christian faith is to free inquiry what the Mafia is to free enterprise. Christianity may be represented as a competitor in the realm of ideas to be considered on the basis of its merits, but this is mere disguise. Like the Mafia, if Christianity fails to defeat its competition by legitimate means (which is a forgone conclusion), it resorts to strong-arm tactics. Have faith or be damned - this biblical doctrine alone is enough to exclude Christianity from the domain of reason.”

Source : George H. Smith (1974). “Atheism: The Case Against God”
“Any step away from the cross is a step in the wrong direction.”

Source : Greg Laurie (2010). “Because...”, p.27, Multnomah
“I find my dress sense tends to be a bit of a mixture between high fashion and unique vintage pieces with a little bit of street trends. For example, I might find a really nice, suede dinner jacket that I'd wear with a basic plain white shirt and some chinos and a pair of Nike trainers.”
“More often you see Argentine fighters doing big things on a major stage. To be associated with those guys is really an honor and it's great to see so many people from my culture do big things in the sport.”
“I'm a mathematician because I'm too slow to be a writer.”

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