"Even before I started photography, I began to see that there was a disjunction between available languages and reality."

-- Gilles Peress

#Photography Quotes #Reality Quotes #Language Quotes

“Keep your character several steps ahead of your talent”
“When I'm on the court, I'm a follower.”
“You know, the Democrats want to balance the budget by raising spending and raising taxes. The Soviet Union had a balanced budget.”

Source : "Meet the Press", December 12, 2003.
“Always define WHAT you want to do with your life and WHAT you have to offer to the world, in terms of your favorite talents/gifts/skills-not in terms of a job-title.”

Source : Richard Nelson Bolles (2000). “What Color is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters & Career-changers”
“..I think there is less cynicism about human rights than there was. The work we are doing is part of the overall pattern of human development, whatever the political system, whatever the country, whatever the cultural background, whatever the religion.”
“Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all,”

Source : "This #WomensEqualityDay, Remember What Your Vote Means" by Charleta B. Tavares, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2016.
“Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperation with the soul. When we fast, our intention is not to torture the body but to shun its behaviour. Thus, one who fasts becomes a spiritual and not a physical person. Fasting is an ascetic soul which takes the body with it as its partner in asceticism.”
“Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.”

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