"The reason I call myself a documentary photographer is the idea of how photographs contain and participate in history."

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Catherine Opie

#Ideas Quotes #Documentaries Quotes #Photographer Quotes

“My watchful animal instinct to avoid people is almost overpowering.”
“Don't think there are no second chances. Life always offers you a SECOND CHANCE... It's called TOMORROW”
“There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.”
“Truly, a command of gall cannot be obeyed like one of sugar. A man must require just and reasonable things; if he would see the scales of obedience properly trimmed. From orders which are improper, springs resistance, which is not easily overcome.”

Source : Giambattista Basile, John Edward Taylor, George Cruikshank (1850). “The Pentamerone, Or the Story of Stories Fun for the Little Ones Translated from the Neapolitan by John Edward Taylor”, p.168
“It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation.”
“Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation.”
“People gonna talk whether you doing bad or good”

Source : "Song: Cheers (Drink To That). (Loud Album)". 2010.
“Jung Min is SS501's Hitler. When we lived together, we played video games. But we can't turn the sound loud. Not even by one click. Jung Min says we can't have it loud, so we're like â€œOk, fine. He's our member, so let's be understanding and turn it down.â€ We turn it off, but he goes to his room and does karaoke!”

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