"The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche."

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Source : Jon Ronson (2015). “So You've Been Publicly Shamed”, p.32, Pan Macmillan

Jon Ronson

#Needs Quotes #Avalanches Quotes #Snowflake Quotes

“It matters little if something is 'craft' or 'art.' The question is only this: does it give me pleasure?”
“The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.”

Source : Margaret Bourke-White (2016). “Portrait of Myself”, p.362, Pickle Partners Publishing
“In the past, missionaries have traveled to far countries with the message of the gospel - with great hardship and often with the loss of life. In contrast, we can reach millions instantly from the comfort of our homes by merely hitting the 'send' button on our computers, or with iPads, or phones.”
“Actors dread working with studios because they dictate what you do in a way that independent movies can't.”
“Be less about protecting any type of identity affiliated to a country or even ethnic background. Be more about the fact that we're here for a short time and Heaven is going to be a rainbow of people, multiculture, every generation.”
“I think it's an American curse that most of us think we are special. ... everyone believes themselves to be superior to the majority of the population in some way. Sometimes it's their looks, other times their perceived sex appeal (often in obvious defiance of their looks), and other times it is their real or imagined talent for acting, writing, painting or banging on the drums. And because people are so susceptible to flattery, there exists an entire industry made up of scam artists whose sole goal is to fleece the flatterable.”
“I try to forget what happiness was, and when that don't work, I study the stars.”
“Nothing feeds a hunger like a thirst”

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