"We do not need to minimize the poverty of the ghetto or the suffering inflicted by whites on blacks in order to see that the increasingly dangerous and unpredictable conditions of middle-class life have given rise to similar strategies for survival. Indeed the attraction of black culture for disaffected whites suggests that black culture now speaks to a general condition."

-- Christopher Lasch

#Ghetto Quotes #Order Quotes #Class Quotes

“Obviously, we can see what was in front of the camera, but if a photograph is honestly made, it's a bit of a self-portrait. I think it's impossible for a photographer who is working honestly to keep this from happening.”
“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”
“I love a lot of old disco because it's aerodynamic, smooth, and very seductive.”

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“You are mine, Elena. If you choose to sleep in another bed, I will simply pick you up and bring you home.”
“I think there are two types of photographers, those who want to document the world and those who want to create their own world. I am more interested in documenting the world and presenting it to people with the question attached, 'Does this make any sense to you?'”
“Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion or traditions,”
“When you dance with the devil, it might as well be a devil who can give you your own corner of hell to rule.”
“Fairness is not an attitude. It's a professional skill that must be developed and exercised.”

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